Comments on: Once Upon a Cybercrime… http://blog.eset.com/2009/11/16/once-upon-a-cybercrime%e2%80%a6 Wed, 16 May 2012 18:22:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Randy Abrams http://blog.eset.com/2009/11/16/once-upon-a-cybercrime%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1#comment-94829 Randy Abrams Wed, 12 May 2010 12:17:31 +0000 http://www.eset.com/threat-center/blog/?p=2060#comment-94829 You can find it at http://www.eset.com/resources/files/CERC_Poll_2009_Oct.pdf You can find it at http://www.eset.com/resources/files/CERC_Poll_2009_Oct.pdf

]]> By: Michele http://blog.eset.com/2009/11/16/once-upon-a-cybercrime%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1#comment-94817 Michele Wed, 12 May 2010 10:54:01 +0000 http://www.eset.com/threat-center/blog/?p=2060#comment-94817 Interesting... My thesis compared the likelihood of Apple OsX users vs Windows vs Linux users of falling for a phishing attach... I would love to see the full report/study! Interesting… My thesis compared the likelihood of Apple OsX users vs Windows vs Linux users of falling for a phishing attach… I would love to see the full report/study!

]]> By: Randy Abrams http://blog.eset.com/2009/11/16/once-upon-a-cybercrime%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1#comment-82474 Randy Abrams Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:28:16 +0000 http://www.eset.com/threat-center/blog/?p=2060#comment-82474 OK, I'll fill in the names of a few other automobiles... Ferrari, Mazerati, Mercedes :) The result was not the same for those who owned both a Mac and a PC though. Personally, I think the sample set need set be much larger to identify if this really is the case or it was a fluke. The statistician feels 99% certain of the results though. OK, I’ll fill in the names of a few other automobiles… Ferrari, Mazerati, Mercedes :)

The result was not the same for those who owned both a Mac and a PC though.

Personally, I think the sample set need set be much larger to identify if this really is the case or it was a fluke. The statistician feels 99% certain of the results though.

]]> By: oldnassau http://blog.eset.com/2009/11/16/once-upon-a-cybercrime%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1#comment-82308 oldnassau Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:30:45 +0000 http://www.eset.com/threat-center/blog/?p=2060#comment-82308 "An interesting finding was that it appears that when a Mac user is a victim of phishing they tend to lose more money on average than a PC user. I’m not ready to proclaim this as fact since we can’t explain the finding, but that was the undeniable trend found by this specific study." Perhaps the income levels of PC vs. Mac purchasers would tell. After all, when a Rolls Royce owner is the victim of carjacking, he "tends to lose more $$ on the average than a "  (fill in the name of any other automobile). "An interesting finding was that it appears that when a Mac user is a victim of phishing they tend to lose more money on average than a PC user. I’m not ready to proclaim this as fact since we can’t explain the finding, but that was the undeniable trend found by this specific study."
Perhaps the income levels of PC vs. Mac purchasers would tell. After all, when a Rolls Royce owner is the victim of carjacking, he "tends to lose more $$ on the average than a "  (fill in the name of any other automobile).

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