HCI and security

XIII.3 May + June 2006
Page: 32
Digital Citation

To download or not to download


Authors:
Jefferson Hardee, Ryan West, Christopher Mayhorn

Imagine you are in the middle of studying for tomorrow's test when your antivirus software prompts you with a message indicating new virus definitions are available. Would you update the antivirus software now or later or not at all? Imagine now that you're browsing online and you receive an instant message (IM) with a friendly greeting and a Web page link from one of your IM buddies. She asks that you follow the link to see an amusing picture. You're not busy at the moment but would you click on the link? These vignettes illustrate the kinds of computer-security…




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