Attacks that rely on “social engineering” tricks to fool users into visiting malicious Web sites are just as dangerous as any that exploit software vulnerabilities, a Microsoft security researcher argued this week.
According to Matt Braverman, a program manager with Microsoft’s Anti-Malware Technology Team, data from the group’s Malicious Software Removal Tool shows that dupes are as crucial to attackers as bugs.
Microsoft: Our Bugs Aren’t the Only Problem
