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When social networking sites give users granular control over their privacy settings, the result is that some content across the site is public and some is not. How might this content—or characteristics of users who post publicly versus to a limited audience—be...

This paper explores how commonly used communication methods and information retrieval, typically carried out over the Internet via a variety of smart devices, can inadvertently transform the Internet into a hazardous platform due to its inherent propensity to make...

Humans tend to trust each other and to easily disclose personal information. This makes them vulnerable to social engineering attacks. The present study investigated the effectiveness of two interventions that aim to protect users against social engineering attacks,...

A report that investigates users' cyberhygiene and provides insights and implications.  

This study proposes a new framework to help organisations nurture a culture of information security. The framework consists of factors known to affect security behaviour, such as: management; risk assessment; policies; education; and conduct, among others.  

Joint research between Wombat Security Technologies and the Aberdeen Group demonstrates investing in cyber security training quantifiably reduces security risk by around 60%.    

The widespread diffusion of location-based real-time dating or mobile dating apps, such as Tinder and Grindr, is changing dating practices. The affordances of these dating apps differ from those of “old school” dating sites, for example, by privileging picture-based...

Do people really care about their privacy? Surveys show that privacy is a primary concern for citizens in the digital age. On the other hand, individuals reveal personal information for relatively small rewards, often just for drawing the attention of peers in an...

Cybersecurity is a global phenomenon representing a complex socio-technical challenge for governments, but requiring the involvement of individuals. Although cybersecurity is one of the most important challenges faced by governments today, the visibility and public...

Users often don’t follow expert advice for staying secure online, but the reasons for users’ noncompliance are only partly understood. More than 200 security experts were asked for the top three pieces of advice they would give non-tech-savvy users. The results...

Security breaches are prevalent in organizations and many of the breaches are attributed to human errors. As a result, the organizations need to increase their employees’ security awareness and their capabilities to engage in safe cybersecurity behaviors. Many...

The people-centric Internet of Things, as an essential part of the general IoT ecosystem, relies heavily on intelligent wearables to control and actuate the ambient/remote “things” according to the sensed information or collected instruction from the specific person....

This report, which is based on the results of a survey of over 200 enterprise security professionals, explores the state of cyber security throughout organisations. The report identifies five significant ‘cyber gaps’ that have the ability to hinder cyber security...

Security professionals lament the fact that users do not seem to see the need to take precautions or to behave securely. This frustrates them, since they themselves consider security to be very important, and they have to deal with the fallout when systems are...

Rarely do users have a single, reliable source for soliciting advice on digital security. More often, the acquisition of digital security skills is a sporadic process, as users sift through an excess of security advice. A deeper understanding of the factors that shape...

In this whitepaper, Adobe explain how they’ve become an established global leader in security culture, training and awareness. They offer insight into the programs and schemes they run in order to maintain a culture of security.  

The pervasiveness of mobile devices such as smart phones, apps, remote monitoring devices, and wearable sensors is enabling growth of Patient Generated Health Data (PGHD) through which people are capturing their vital signs outside the clinical settings. Tracking...

Paper highlighting how constant interrupting messages and updates from computers and phones can impair cognitive functioning due to an effect called dual-task interference (DTI). DTI suggests that 2 tasks can only be performed in unison if there is a loss in overall...