The Danger in Clicking ‘OK’

August 27, 2024

https://research.checkpoint.com/2024/the-danger-in-clicking-ok/

In the grand scheme of cybersecurity, the design issue in Foxit PDF Reader was really very minor. But it revealed a much larger and more impactful phenomenon that we’ll probably have to deal with for as long as there are computers around: the instinct to click ‘Ok’.