Researchers from the Universities of Guelph and Waterloo have examined how users evaluate applications for legitimacy versus malware. The study found that when users were primed to be suspicious, 88%…
Content Summary The Government Accountability Office has flagged three US agencies—the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and General Services Administration (GSA)—for not adhering to key IT…
Researchers from the Universities of Guelph and Waterloo explored how users assess software legitimacy in a malware detection study. Out of 36 participants, 88% successfully identified malware samples. However, they…
Summary The Government Accountability Office has recently lambasted three major US agencies—the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and General Services Administration (GSA)—for neglecting vital IT and…
Researchers from the Universities of Guelph and Waterloo have revealed that users can effectively identify malware, achieving an 88% accuracy rate when primed for suspicion. The study involved a diverse…
Summary The Government Accountability Office has released troubling reports regarding three US agencies, namely the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and General Services Administration (GSA). These…
Researchers from the Universities of Guelph and Waterloo have found that users can successfully identify malware in applications with a surprising accuracy of 88%, despite being primed to expect malware.…
Summary The Government Accountability Office has issued reports indicating that the Department of Homeland Security, Environmental Protection Agency, and General Services Administration have received failing grades for not adhering to…
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that the CIOs of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the General Services Administration (GSA) have failed to…
Study finds humans not completely useless at malware detection Researchers from the Universities of Guelph and Waterloo have uncovered that users can indeed distinguish between legitimate applications and malware better…
