A group of security experts have warned that confusing jargon has the unfortunate effect of convincing end users that security is too confusing for them to manage.

"One problem is that computer 'geeks' use jargon to cloak their work in scholarly mystique, resulting in a lack of clarity in everything from instruction manuals and systems design to professional training, the experts said," writes IT PRO's William Maclean.

"Educating the individual customer has long been a top goal for an industry struggling to balance security against ease of use and the clamor for mobile communications," Maclean writes. "Users may be advised to install security software, or create better, more complex passwords -- but few are told why in vivid terms."

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