The Weakest Computer Security Link

ronjor · Mar 18, 2010

By Juraj Malcho

While exploits targeting holes in computer software are on daily order, we are presently seeing a rise in social engineering techniques. Computer users are relatively easily duped into downloading a slew of malware - ranging from rogue antivirus solutions, bogus applications, free music to adult content. In order to view this content, many of these “apps” require the user to first install a video codec or ActiveX component, which makes the user into easy prey for encrypted, password-protected threats.

Social engineering, in short, encompasses a set of fraudulent techniques, strongly aided by a psychological aspect, with the aim to trick computer users into performing a desired action.
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Rmus · Mar 18, 2010

It's nice that more people are focussing on the social engineering part of cybercrime. It's nothing new, of course, and others have noted this situation earlier, such as:

http://www.prevx.com/blog/109/The-goal-of-antimalware-products.html
December 16th, 2008
Posted by: Marco Giuliani

...there are many people who doesn't care at all about security implications of executing an unknown file. And, moreover, this is the bigger part of users...

People who download cracks from Peer to Peer, people who run false video or audio codecs, people that simply give administrator permissions to every software that asks for them...

You can even add limited accounts and every kind of protection, this would prevent some of malware, but social engineering is still the primary vehicle of attacks and against that there's really no solution if it's used against a so wide range of users.
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