Jan 9, 2009 | Journal article, Research library
Principal Microsoft Researcher Cormac Herley argues users’ rejection of security procedures is often entirely rational as the expected benefits of following security advice are often outweighed by the expected costs.
Dec 9, 2008 | Journal article, Research library
The purpose of this paper is to develop a research framework and empirically analyze the factors that motivate the consumers to adopt and use anti-spyware tools when they are faced with security threats.
Sep 9, 2008 | Journal article, Research library
This paper finds individuals comply with security practices up to a certain point only, after which point compliance wains. Organisations can influence an individual’s perception of where the compliance threshold lies so long as they know of and can manipulate...
Jul 26, 2008 | Journal article, Research library
End-users are now recognized as being at increased risk in online scenarios, with a range of threats that seek to specifically target them and exploit their systems. Novice users are particularly likely to face difficulties in this context, as their unfamiliarity with...
Apr 26, 2008 | Journal article, Research library
Professor Steven Furnell looks at reckless users online, as they make friends with complete strangers, even putting themselves at risk.
Jan 9, 2008 | Journal article, Research library
As the paper’s prescriptive title suggests, the authors find linking a message to any important values an individual might hold increases the effectiveness of a message – which is likely to be of use when a message has little or no personal relevance to an...
