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Baiting the Hook: Factors Impacting Susceptibility to Phishing Attacks

Abstract:

Over the last decade, substantial progress has been made in understanding and mitigating phishing attacks. Nonetheless, the percentage of successful attacks is still on the rise. In this article, we critically investigate why that is the case, and seek to contribute to the field by highlighting key factors that influence individuals’ susceptibility to phishing attacks. For our investigation, we conducted a web-based study with 382 participants which focused specifically on identifying factors...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Computer Science
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University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Computer Science
Role:
Author
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Computer Science
Role:
Author
Publisher:
SpringerOpen
Journal:
Human-Centric Computing and Information Sciences More from this journal
Volume:
6
Issue:
8
Publication date:
2016-06-10
Acceptance date:
2016-05-03
ISSN:
2192-1962
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pubs:616972
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uuid:a14f3eac-a2c3-4d05-88b6-fcdb35255cad
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pubs:616972
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616972
Deposit date:
2016-04-21

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