May 7, 2011 | Research library
This paper reports findings from a multi-method set of four studies that investigate why we continue to fall for phish. Current security advice suggests poor spelling and grammar in emails can be signs of phish. But a content analysis of a phishing archive indicates...
May 4, 2011 | Research library
What is it that makes people fall for email scams? This analysis concluded that scammers are most concerned about building solidarity with their victims and playing to a mark’s egocentrism, which both ultimately prevent victims from making well-informed decisions....
May 3, 2011 | Research library
Phishers are fraudsters that mimic legitimate websites to steal user’s credential information and exploit that information for identity theft and other criminal activities. Various anti-phishing techniques attempt to mitigate such attacks. Domain highlighting is one...
Apr 23, 2011 | Research library
Interventions and policies to change behaviour can be usefully characterised by means of a BCW comprising: a ‘behaviour system’ at the hub, encircled by intervention functions and then by policy categories. Research is needed to establish how far the BCW...
Apr 15, 2011 | Research library
Computer security warnings are intended to protect users and their computers. However, research suggests that users frequently ignore these warnings. The authors describe a study designed to gain insight into how users perceive and respond to computer alerts....
Mar 24, 2011 | Research library
Effective user security awareness campaign can greatly enhance the information assurance posture of an organization. Information security includes organizational aspects, legal aspects, institutionalization and applications of best practices in addition to security...
