Jan 1, 2010 | Research
In this paper we present the results of a roleplay survey instrument administered to 1001 online survey respondents to study both the relationship between demographics and phishing susceptibility and the effectiveness of several anti- phishing educational materials....Aug 13, 2009 | Research
Research focusing on educating users about phishing and identifying phishing emails, as opposed to using technology for prevention and detection. The research identified multiple problems, namely: that people were not motivated to learn about security; that security...Jan 2, 2009 | Research
PhishGuru is an embedded training system that teaches users to avoid falling for phishing attacks by delivering a training message when the user clicks on the URL in a simulated phishing email. In previous lab and real-world experiments, we validated the effectiveness...Jul 18, 2007 | Research
In this paper we describe the design and evaluation of Anti-Phishing Phil, an online game that teaches users good habits to help them avoid phishing attacks. We used learning science principles to design and iteratively refine the game. We evaluated the game through a...