Researchers tested the effectiveness of 9 different ways of warning users about cyber security threats. Making users aware of the steps they could take to minimise risk was effective in triggering more secure behaviour. Gain-framed messages, loss-framed messages and a message from a male anthropomorphic character triggered more secure behaviours. Interestingly, although the above interventions influenced behaviour, they did not effect participants’ self-reported knowledge of how to prevent cyberattacks.
Research on the effectiveness of cyber security awareness in ICS Risk Assessment Frameworks
Assessing security awareness among users is essential for protecting industrial control systems (ICSs) from social...