Execs Click Away On Email Attachments

from the no-one-said-they-were-smart... dept

A few weeks back, we noted that more people than ever were willing to click on email attachments from friends or colleagues, without considering the potential security problems. Well, now, it turns out that executives (even those supposedly concerned with security) are just as bad. Despite 78% saying they worry most about network security, the same percentage says they click on email attachments from strangers. Apparently, they worry so much about network security because they're part of the problem...

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