<p>Security breaches nowadays are not limited to technological
orientation. Research in the information security domain is gradually shifting
towards human behavioral orientation toward breaches that target weaknesses
arising from human behaviors (Workman et al., 2007). Currently, social
engineering breaches are more effective than many technical attacks. In fact, the
majority of cyber assaults have a social engineering component. Social
Engineering is the art of manipulating human flaws towards a malicious
objective (Breda et al., 2017). In the likely future, social engineering will
be the most predominant attack vector within cyber security (Breda et al.,
2017). Human failures, persuasion and social influences are key elements to
understand when considering security behaviors. With the increasing concerns
for social engineering and advancements in human factors-based technology,
phishing emails are becoming more prevalent in exploiting human factors and
external factors. Such factors have been researched upon in pairs, not overall.
Till date, there is not much research done to identify the collaborative links
between authority, urgency, risk perception and human factors such as
personality traits, and knowledge. This study investigates about phishing email
characters, external influences, human factors influences, and their collaborative
effects. </p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:purdue.edu/oai:figshare.com:article/12739592 |
| Date | 30 July 2020 |
| Creators | Priyanka Tiwari (9187496) |
| Source Sets | Purdue University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis |
| Rights | CC BY 4.0 |
| Relation | https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/EXPLORING_PHISHING_SUSCEPTIBILITY_ATTRIBUTABLE_TO_AUTHORITY_URGENCY_RISK_PERCEPTION_AND_HUMAN_FACTORS/12739592 |
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