Some site categories were easier for users to correctly place than others, said SiteAdvisor. Sites that hosted emoticons for download were accurately identified as safe or unsafe by 75 percent of those taking the quiz; only 28 percent, however, were able to nail sites that proffered musical lyrics.
"Quiz takers did particularly poorly on the pair of lyrics sites," noted SiteAdvisor. "One possible reason -- the unsafe site had advertising from well-known brands like Circuit City and Monster.com that may have served to legitimize it."
The SiteAdvisor "Spyware Quiz" can still be taken, and is available here.
By combining resources and expertise, the AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium will offer a blueprint for how industries can adapt to an AI-dominated future.
IT leaders should heed the guidance of cybersecurity insurance providers who think businesses should prioritize security education, incident preparedness, regular internal audits, and ongoing vulnerability scanning and patching.
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