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

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Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:39:49 +0100
From: "Mike C" <mike.cartall@...il.com>
To: rholgstad <rholgstad@...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

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.

-- 
MC
Security Researcher
Lead, Project Chroma
http://sites.google.com/site/projectchromaproject/

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