 |
Information Assurance and Security Education and Training 8th IFIP WG 11.8 World Conference on Information Security Education, WISE 8, Auckland, New Zealand, July 8-10, 2013 Proceedings WISE 7, Lucerne Switzerland, June 9-10, 2011 and WISE 6, Bento Gonçalves, RS, Brazil, July 27-31, 2009 |
 |
Conference papers
Improving Awareness of Social Engineering Attacks
Abstract : Social engineering is a method of attack involving the exploitation of human weakness, gullibility and ignorance. Although related techniques have existed for some time, current awareness of social engineering and its many guises is relatively low and efforts are therefore required to improve the protection of the user community. This paper begins by examining the problems posed by social engineering, and outlining some of the previous efforts that have been made to address the threat. This leads toward the discussion of a new awareness-raising website that has been specifically designed to aid users in understanding and avoiding the risks. Findings from an experimental trial involving 46 participants are used to illustrate that the system served to increase users’ understanding of threat concepts, as well as providing an engaging environment in which they would be likely to persevere with their learning.
Cited literature [12 references]
https://hal.inria.fr/hal-01463649
Contributor : Hal Ifip <>
Submitted on : Thursday, February 9, 2017 - 3:45:11 PM
Last modification on : Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - 6:02:02 PM
Long-term archiving on: : Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 2:39:07 PM
Contributor : Hal Ifip <>
Submitted on : Thursday, February 9, 2017 - 3:45:11 PM
Last modification on : Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - 6:02:02 PM
Long-term archiving on: : Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 2:39:07 PM
File
978-3-642-39377-8_29_Chapter.p...
Files produced by the author(s)
Licence
Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License