Jan 15, 2015 | Journal article, Research library
Recent research has begun to focus on the factors that cause people to respond to phishing attacks. In this study a real-world spear-phishing attack was performed on employees in organizational settings in order to examine how users’ personality, attitudinal and...
Dec 8, 2014 | Journal article, Research library
End users are said to be “the weakest link” in information systems (IS) security management in the workplace. They often knowingly engage in certain insecure uses of IS and violate security policies without malicious intentions. Few studies, however, have...
Oct 26, 2014 | Journal article, Research library
Cyber situational awareness is attracting much attention. It features prominently in the national cyber strategies of many countries, and there is a considerable body of research dealing with it. However, until now, there has been no systematic and up-to-date review...
May 26, 2014 | Journal article, Research library
With the successive revolutions in personal computing, Internet access, and mobility, the last few decades have seen an unprecedented period of technological growth and accompanying information access. While most of the consequences have been positive, and in many...
May 15, 2014 | Journal article, Research library
We conduct a pre-study with 25 participants on Mechanical Turk to find out which security behavioural problems are most important for online users. These questions are based on motivational interviewing (MI), an evidence-based treatment methodology that enables to...
May 8, 2014 | Journal article, Research library
This paper delves into the realm of Cyber Security Awareness Campaigns, with a specific focus on identifying critical factors that may hinder their effectiveness in driving behavioral change. Despite past and ongoing efforts to enhance information security practices...
