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

["Mike C" <mike.cartall () gmail com>]

On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 12:17 PM, Mike Preston <mike () technomonk com> wrote:
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> Mike C wrote:
> | On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:27 PM, rholgstad <rholgstad () gmail com> wrote:
> |> and how does making a color based on these inputs protect people?
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> | 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/

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