tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198266091527969356.post132854066782393725..comments2024-03-28T04:14:07.690+00:00Comments on Inspiring Minds: Someone wants your passwordStephanie Jesperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368547989969547462noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198266091527969356.post-34534662851967755032014-08-11T11:51:49.980+01:002014-08-11T11:51:49.980+01:00McAfee have a quiz which gets you to spot the phis...McAfee have a quiz which gets you to spot the phishing emails and the genuine ones: https://phishingquiz.mcafee.com/<br /><br />I'm clearly too suspicious, as I marked two genuine ones as phishing...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13735312563224345824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198266091527969356.post-8409654875095471222014-07-08T17:04:43.106+01:002014-07-08T17:04:43.106+01:00I think that's a great idea, Paul.I think that's a great idea, Paul. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198266091527969356.post-89370007873180887892014-07-08T17:02:11.308+01:002014-07-08T17:02:11.308+01:00Could you make it a mandatory yearly test like the...Could you make it a mandatory yearly test like the online fire safety training? I'm not a particular fan of having to complete these types of tests (or being nagged to remind me to complete them) but it does make them hard to ignore.Paul Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447015732576769569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198266091527969356.post-44145436903939378952014-07-08T14:41:28.968+01:002014-07-08T14:41:28.968+01:00How about running a campaign on Managed PCs for a ...How about running a campaign on Managed PCs for a while which shows example of what the spammers email looks like when users start up their PCs and log in?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198266091527969356.post-56410012119052070642014-07-08T12:36:40.057+01:002014-07-08T12:36:40.057+01:00The emails use bad English deliberately. They are ...The emails use bad English deliberately. They are trying to catch the most gullible, and making the English perfect will give them too many false positives to cope with.<br /><br />One solution might be to make Google's two-step verification mandatory for UofY accounts. But that might make IT more unpopular than the spammers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198266091527969356.post-76501595916080720042014-07-08T11:06:36.850+01:002014-07-08T11:06:36.850+01:00Have you looked at any correlations between the ac...Have you looked at any correlations between the accounts you've locked and users age range / nationality/language (even if it's just a punt from their directory photos / surname / departmental profile, and are staff or students falling for the emails more?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198266091527969356.post-5491957284892063742014-07-08T10:20:49.794+01:002014-07-08T10:20:49.794+01:00But if English isn't your first language, it c...But if English isn't your first language, it can be harder to spot those nuances of odd phrasing and grammar. That might be one reason why people think they're genuine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13735312563224345824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198266091527969356.post-89184903410950015362014-07-08T10:17:47.020+01:002014-07-08T10:17:47.020+01:00I still can't believe that anyone would fall f...I still can't believe that anyone would fall for an email that says "Management has mandate you to validate your account". But then, I am still waiting for a very kind Nigerian prince to share half his fortune with me after I helped him transfer it to Switzerland so his wicked stepfather can't steal it from him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com