The role of conscientiousness and cue utilisation in the detection of phishing emails in controlled and naturalistic settings.
Email phishing is a serious and potentially catastrophic threat to organisations and individuals. Understanding what factors may influence individual susceptibility to phishing attacks is essential to protecting against cybercrime. We investigated the potential interplay between conscientiousness an...
| Publicado en: | Behaviour & Information Technology Vol. 43; no. 9; pp. 1842 - 1859 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul2024
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