Typology of phishing email victims based on their behavioural response
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2013
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A victim of phishing emails could be subjected to money loss and identity theft. This paper investigates the different types of phishing email victims, with the goal of increasing such victims' defences. To obtain this kind of information, an experiment which involves sending a phishing email to participants is conducted. Quantitative and qualitative methods are also used to collect users' information. A model for detecting deception has been employed to understand victims' behaviour. This paper reports the qualitative results. The findings suggest that victims of phishing emails do not always exhibit the same vulnerability. The cause of being a victim is a result of three weaknesses in the detection process: (1) lack of knowledge; (2) weak confirmation channel, and; (3) victims' high propensity towards risk-taking. Therefore, it is suggested that users be provided with suitable confirmation channels and be more risk averse in their behaviour so that they would not fall victim to phishing emails. |
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AIS Electronic Library (AISeL) |
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http://aisel.aisnet.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1084&context=amcis2013 Alseadoon, Ibrahim Mohammed, Othman, Mohd Fairuz Iskandar, Foo, Ernest, & Chan, Taizan (2013) Typology of phishing email victims based on their behavioural response. In Proceedings of the 19th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2013), AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), Hilton Chicago, Chicago, IL, pp. 3716-3724. |
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Copyright 2013 the AIS/ICIS Administrative Office |
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School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science; Science & Engineering Faculty |
Palavras-Chave | #Phishing emails #Human factors #Deception #Education programs #Victims |
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Conference Paper |