Security researchers in Pittsburgh last week disagreed over how to educate Web users to prevent phishing attacks. Most current methods of user education are inadequate, researchers say. Education that appeals to human nature is more successful at making people less vulnerable to phishing, researchers said. A game called “Anti-Phishing Phil” has been more effective than other methods to help educate users about phishing. Technology has made it easier for people to fall for scams in an infinitely scalable way, one expert says.”]

