A Simple New Tool Lets You Open Email Attachments Without Fear
Mar 12, 2020•7 min
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Episode description
Opening email attachments from untrusted senders has long been one of the easiest ways to get hacked. But unlike other common security screw-ups—using "password" for your password, downloading pirated software from shady websites—there's no practical way for a modern human to avoid opening the occasional mystery-meat attachment. Now one technologist has produced a solution.
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