Everything comes with a cost no matter what we try to do, altering an organization’s network topology is not without challenges. A common belief among IT admins is that network topology is an impossible task. Admittedly, the task can be difficult. Changing the network topology would entail pinpointing specific connections between devices and changing aspects such as server IPs, server domain names, and client domain names. Furthermore, changing aspects of the network topology may even affect the connectivity of the whole network.
“Lost productivity was the biggest cost driver of successful phishing attacks, whereas clean up and incident response accounted for most of the costs of remediating malware attacks, according to Ponemon’s report, The Cost of Phishing & Value of Employee Training. For the report, Ponemon surveyed 377 IT security employees at a range of organizations.”
Another example is a performed action (which the attacker persuades the victim to perform it) for a PayPal user is submitting his/her login credentials to a fake website that looks similar to …show more content…
Downs et al. surveyed 232 computer users to study what are the criteria that can predict the susceptibility of a user to fall victims for phishing emails. The survey was formed in a role play where each user was expected to analyze emails as well as answering a number of questions. The outcome of the study was that those who had a good knowledge about the definition of “phishing” were significantly less likely to fall for phishing emails, while knowledge about other areas, such as cookies, spyware and viruses did not help in reducing vulnerability to phishing emails. Interestingly, the survey showed that knowledge about negative consequences (e.g. credit card theft) did not help in reducing vulnerability to phishing emails. The study concluded that user educational messages should focus on educating users about phishing attacks rather than warning them about the dangers of negative