The Role of Health Concerns in Phishing Susceptibility: Survey Design Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Phishing is a cybercrime in which the attackers usually impersonate a trusted source. The attackers usually send an email that contains a link that allows them to steal the receiver's personal information. In the United States, phishing is the number one cybercrime by victim count according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's 2019 internet crime report. Several studies investigated ways to increase awareness and improve employees' resistance to phishing attacks. However, in 2019, successful phishing attacks continued to rise at a high rate. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of personality-based antecedents on phishing susceptibility in a health care context. METHODS:Survey data were collected from participants through Amazon Mechanical T

SUBMITTER: Abdelhamid M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7235804 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature