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Research has concluded that naming storms/hurricanes results in a much better public response. People is more likely to take preventive action against "Storm El
by JorgeGT 9y ago
Research has concluded that naming storms/hurricanes results in a much better public response. People is more likely to take preventive action against "Storm Eleanor", rather that against an unnamed bad weather report, plus a name allows people to differentiate simultaneous events.
In the same way, it is not far fetched to think that a name and logo are much more likely to convince users to quickly apply patches etc. than just CVE-2017-5753, CVE-2017-5715 & CVE-2017-5754. Plus, they are way easier to remember!
- eej71 9y agoVery much agree. The other benefit that I see from the branding is that it serves as a bulwark against the (mis)information that will appear from those who might have a vested interest to downplay it (eg: intel).