Sep 9, 2013 | Research library
Many organisations run security awareness programmes with the aim of improving end user behaviours around information security. Yet behavioural research tells us that raising awareness will not necessarily lead to behaviour change. In this paper we examine the...
Aug 26, 2013 | Research library
To explore the effectiveness of embedded training, researchers conducted a large-scale experiment that tracked workers’ reactions to a series of carefully crafted spear phishing emails and a variety of immediate training and awareness activities. Based on...
Aug 16, 2013 | Research library
Toward the ultimate goal of enhancing human performance in cyber security, we attempt to understand the cognitive components of cyber security expertise. Our initial focus is on cyber security attackers – often called “hackers”. Our first aim is to develop behavioral...
Aug 14, 2013 | Research library
We empirically assess whether browser security warnings are as ineffective as suggested by popular opinion and previous literature. We used Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome’s in-browser telemetry to observe over 25 million warning impressions in situ. During our...
Aug 13, 2013 | Research library
Many programs that aim to help individuals in postsecondary education underperform due to the fact that humans do not behave in an expected, rational way. In this report, it’s suggested that behavioural economics can provide an insight into how people behave and make...
Aug 13, 2013 | Research library
This paper suggests that poverty impedes cognitive functioning, as poverty-related concerns require a lot of mental resources and leave less space for other cognitive tasks. The thesis was indicated through 2 studies. Implications include avoiding cognitively taxing...
