Aug 1, 2009 | Research library
The success of many attacks on computer systems can be traced back to the security engineers not understanding the psychology of the system users they meant to protect. We examine a variety of scams and “short cons” that were investigated, documented and recreated for...
Jul 15, 2009 | Research library
The Windows Vista personal firewall provides users with a simple interface, obscuring many operational details. However, this concealment of the network context’s impact on the firewall’s security state may lead users to form an inaccurate mental model of...
Jul 4, 2009 | Research library
The security of computer systems that store our data is a major issue facing the world. This research project investigated the roles of ease of use, facilitating conditions, intention to use passwords securely, experience and age on usage of passwords, using a model...
Jul 4, 2009 | Research library
Social engineering is now a major threat to users and systems in the online context, and it is therefore vital to educate potential victims in order to reduce their susceptibility to the related attacks. However, as with other aspects of security education, this...
Jul 3, 2009 | Research library
There is a need to understand what makes information security successful in an organization. What are the threats that the organization must deal with and what are the criteria of a beneficial information security policy? Policies are in place, but why employees are...
Jul 3, 2009 | Research library
Phishing, or the attempt of criminals to obtain sensitive information through a variety of techniques, is still a serious problem for IT managers and Internet consumers. With over 57 million Americans exposed to phishing in 2005, a reported 5% of recipients were...
