Carnegie Mellon University is researching the best ways to educate e-mail users about the dangers of phishing, such as how to distinguish the URL of a fraudulent Web site from a legitimate one. Not exactly rocket science…or is it?

The Pittsburgh-based university has scientists and graduate students working on research to determine, in essence, how to get through to e-mail users. Early results of a recent study show that users need to fall for phishing first in order to become aware enough to educate themselves against this form of fraud. Phishers won’t stop as long as users continue to click - Network World