full-disclosure - Re: Project Chroma: A color code for the state ofcyber security

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Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:50:46 -0600
From: rholgstad <rholgstad@...il.com>
To: Mike C <mike.cartall@...il.com>
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk, vulcanius <vulcanius@...il.com>
Subject: Re: Project Chroma: A color code for the state
 ofcyber security

Mike C wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:27 PM, rholgstad <rholgstad@...il.com> wrote:
>   
>> and how does making a color based on these inputs protect people?
>>
>>     
>
> Once all desktops have an icon or widget (say at the right hand
> corner) with the color, and this is consistently seen everywhere, the
> users will start associating with their online security. they will be
> reminded that they have to be careful with the data they share.
>
> This, if implemented correctly will be a boon to security industry,
> where the weakest kinks currently are 'n00b'  users.
>
>   
you are joking right?

So some widget is going to stop the next SMB remote or IE client side 
and protect the 'n00b' users? Please explain how this works. Also please 
explain how "they will be reminded that they have to be careful with the 
data they share. " has anything to do with protecting a users machine 
from being compromised.

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