Mark Evans wrote:
We have sourced quite a nice booklet from DCITA called Internet Security
essentials for Small Business.
http://www.dcita.gov.au/communications_for_consumers/security/e-security/internet_security_essentials_for_small_business
Quite well written in plain English and we have been giving them to Divisions for them to distribute to their member practices.
On page 17 in a section relating to how you can protect yourself from harmful emails there is a reference to NOT using the email preview as a default setting for the inbox.
Why would they say that?
Does anybody have any comment on the risks involved in using the preview pane?
Mark,
It is well-known that many E-mail viruses have used the preview pane to
auto-execute their payloads as soon as the user clicks on the message.
These DCITA brochures were a part of the original B4H kits distributed
by our SBO, but having the pdf copies is useful and I've added them to
the IM&T resources CD I update regularly for our membership.
Greg
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