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Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 18:43:53 -0800 From: "Mike C" <mike.cartall@...il.com> To: "Mike Preston" <mike@...hnomonk.com> Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk, vulcanius <vulcanius@...il.com> Subject: Re: Project Chroma: A color code for the state ofcyber security On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 12:17 PM, Mike Preston <mike@...hnomonk.com> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > 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. > | > So if its condition green I can turn off my firewall and antivirus and > surf risk free?! > If it ever does :)! With the current state of the industry, I dont think that time will come in the near future, -- MC Security Researcher Lead, Project Chroma http://sites.google.com/site/projectchromaproject/ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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