An introduction to the research of Jason Hong, Sauvik Das, Tiffany Hyun-Jin Kim and Laura Dabbish, who are investigating how social influence affects cyber security and testing how social influence techniques can improve people’s awareness and knowledge of...
One of the largest outstanding problems in computer security is the need for higher awareness and use of available security tools. One promising but largely unexplored approach is to use social proof: by showing people that their friends use security features, they...
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...
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