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<blockquote data-quote="struppigel" data-source="post: 1014267" data-attributes="member: 86910">This statement bothers me on several levels.1. It is not true. There are infection vectors you cannot prevent at all.E.g. supply chain attack --&gt; your favorite trusted software receives an update --&gt; your system is screwed2. It is presumptuous and arrogantPeople who say this are interested in tech and they assume everyone who does not have their knowledge level is stupid.You cannot expect everyone to be into IT.Nor does it have to do anything with being smart or stupid.3. How do they know?Most malware does not show signs of infection. How do people actually know their systems never got infected?People who think they can outsmart malware, are often not using an AV that could alert them either.4. Experts fall into trapsWhile knowledge about malware can reduce the likelyhood for certain infection vectors to succeed, it is still no 100% protection.Every single person, no matter how much of an IT expert they are, can be tricked. How do I know? Our company conducted phishing tests.We are all human and we fail sometimes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="struppigel, post: 1014267, member: 86910"] This statement bothers me on several levels. 1. It is not true. There are infection vectors you cannot prevent at all. E.g. supply chain attack --> your favorite trusted software receives an update --> your system is screwed 2. It is presumptuous and arrogant People who say this are interested in tech and they assume everyone who does not have their knowledge level is stupid. You cannot expect everyone to be into IT. Nor does it have to do anything with being smart or stupid. 3. How do they know? Most malware does not show signs of infection. How do people actually know their systems never got infected? People who think they can outsmart malware, are often not using an AV that could alert them either. 4. Experts fall into traps While knowledge about malware can reduce the likelyhood for certain infection vectors to succeed, it is still no 100% protection. Every single person, no matter how much of an IT expert they are, can be tricked. How do I know? Our company conducted phishing tests. We are all human and we fail sometimes. [/QUOTE]

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