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It is widely agreed that a key threat to information security is caused by careless employees who do not adhere to the information security policies of their organizations. In order to ensure that employees comply with the organization’s information security...

This study is a large scale investigation of trust manipulation tactics used by phishing web sites and email messages. The experiment focuses on media authenticity evaluations, rather than content credibility with the assumption that its authors are known. It tests...

The concept of an 'information security culture' is relatively new. A review of published research on the topic suggests that it is not the information security panacea that has been suggested. Instead it tends to refer to a range of existing techniques for addressing...

The key threat to IS security is constituted by careless employees who do not comply with IS security policies. To ensure that employees comply with organizations' IS security procedures, a number of IS security policy compliance means have been proposed in the past....

This paper emphasizes that an information security solution is a crucial element for any organization. One of the main challenges in integrating information security into an organization is the actions and behaviors of employees. For information security to become...

This study reports on what everday user do when they come across suspicious emails. An analysis suggests people can manage risks they're familiar with but are unable to extrapolate their strategies to deal with unfamiliar risks.  

Online social networks such as Friendster, MySpace, or the Facebook have experienced exponential growth in membership in recent years. These networks offer attractive means for interaction and communication, but also raise privacy and security concerns. In this study...

With its global reach and pervasiveness, the Internet enables individuals to be more connected through electronic linkages than ever before. In such a highly inter-dependent network, individual behaviors can have far-reaching consequences that transcend borders...

Holding a strong goal intention (“I intend to reach Z!”) does not guarantee goal achievement, because people may fail to deal effectively with self‐regulatory problems during goal striving. This review analyzes whether realization of goal intentions is facilitated by...

The authors review literature on deception studies and conclude people can correctly identify a lie (or a truth) 54% of the time. Authors also conclude that people are more accurate in judging audible than visible lies, that people appear deceptive when motivated to...

Culture is defined as a product of biological needs and functions, social problems, and contexts. The role of culture in nonverbal communication (such as facial expressions) is considered, with the author concluding culture does indeed play a small role in the...

This paper reviews literature on the relationship between emotion and persuasion, with a focus on how the relationship might be harnessed to persuade people to both check for and take actions to prevent cancer. It suggests messages should select a particular emotion...

Researchers exploring why phishing continues to fool people asked 22 people to categorise 20 websites as either fraudulent or legitimate. They found 23% of participants did not look at browser-based security cues, leading to incorrect choices 40% of the time. They...

Researchers present a framework for understanding what it is that makes people either accept or reject health advice offered online. An experiment suggests credibility of information and personalisation of content predict acceptance of advice, whereas design appeal...

This study assesses the impact of identity fraud on victims, finding: victims' identities were most likely to have been used to apply for a store card, credit card and/or mobile phone account; that 14 per cent of victims lost money from personal accounts or credit...

This experiment revolved around a web-based survey, which presented a mix of 20 legitimate and illegitimate emails to participants. Researchers asked participants to classify emails as either legitimate or illegitimate and explain their rationale. The 179 participants...

This paper puts forward the view that an individuals perception of the risks associated with information systems determines the likelihood and extent to which she or he will engage in risk taking behaviour when using a computer. It is suggested that this behavior can...

Phishing, e-mails sent out by hackers to lure unsuspecting victims into giving up confidential information, has been the cause of countless security breaches and has experienced in the last year an increase in frequency and diversity. While regular phishing attacks...