Even though there has been an increased effort to increase security sensitivity amongst the population, most individuals ignore security advice. This paper found a few social influence processes – processes that influence the behaviours of individuals with words and actions – play a major role in many security-related behaviour changes, most likely due to the fact that these processes were effective at raising security sensitivity.
Is cybersecurity research missing a trick? Integrating insights from the psychology of habit into research and practice.
The idea that people should form positive security habits is gaining increasing attention amongst security...