Comments on: Phishing Filter Safety http://chris.pirillo.com/phishing-filter-safety/ News and Reviews! Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: leftystrat http://chris.pirillo.com/phishing-filter-safety/#comment-532235 leftystrat Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:42:47 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/08/27/phishing-filter-safety/#comment-532235 I'm having trouble figuring out why people continue to get stung by this. My in-laws, who are terrified by computers, know about phishing. My wife, who touches a computer once a month whether she has to or not knows about phishing. Another tip, aside from JUST DON'T CLICK ON IT, is to use text-based email. Phishing links will come up exactly as they are this way, so you don't have to guess. [I can hear the screaming now - OHMYGOD - TEXT EMAIL??? HOW WILL I SEE THE PICTURES? THE PRETTY FONTS? THE BLINKING SMILEY FACES?] I’m having trouble figuring out why people continue to get stung by this. My in-laws, who are terrified by computers, know about phishing. My wife, who touches a computer once a month whether she has to or not knows about phishing.

Another tip, aside from JUST DON’T CLICK ON IT, is to use text-based email.
Phishing links will come up exactly as they are this way, so you don’t have to guess. [I can hear the screaming now - OHMYGOD - TEXT EMAIL??? HOW WILL I SEE THE PICTURES? THE PRETTY FONTS? THE BLINKING SMILEY FACES?]

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