Re: Phishing

On Sat, 07 Sep 2024 09:18:55 -0400, legg <legg@nospam.magma.ca> wrote:

On Thu, 05 Sep 2024 15:11:42 -0700, john larkin <jl@650pot.com> wrote:
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On Thu, 5 Sep 2024 12:11:24 -0700, Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid>
wrote:
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I'm checking my "deflected" incoming mail to see if anything that
*should* have been allowed through was mistakenly diverted
(false positive).
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I see a fair number of phishing attempts on my "public" accounts.
But, all are trivially identified as such.
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So, how is it that folks (organizations) are so often deceived
by these things?  Are users just lazy?  Would it be more helpful
to have mail clients make it HARDER to activate an embedded
URL or "potentially compromised" attachment?
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Or, will the stupidity of users adapt, accordingly?

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Outlook will apparently send anything through, even obvious phishing
ploys.

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It's a mail application, not an anti-virus filter.

It has a tab for reporting phishing which says it helps them keep
user' information safe.  They seem to ignore the reports.

There are lots of things that don't work in Outlook.

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Mail servers of paid ISPs are getting less responsible in that regard,
also, no longer filtering spam 'for free'.
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You're probably your own best mail filter.

Yes, I've had to set up my own filters, but I don't have access to the
tools that Microsoft presumably has.

It's a mild chore, to review and delete the 60 or so spams and
phishings per day. But what's granny down the block to do?