Monica Whitty, Matthew Edwards, Michael Levi, Claudia Peersman, Awais Rashid, Angela Sasse, Tom Sorell, Gianluca Stringhini ABSTRACT Mass-marketing frauds (MMFs) are on the increase. Given the amount of monies lost and the psychological impact of MMFs there is an urgent need to develop new and effective methods to prevent more Read more…
The RISCS Annual Report 2017 was released at the UK Cyber Security Research Institutes Conference in October 2017, and is available to download here (opens PDF)
Iryna Yevseyeva, Charles Morisset and Aad van Moorsel Abstract Users of computing systems and devices frequently make decisions related to information security, e. g., when choosing a password, deciding whether to log into an unfamiliar wireless network. Employers or other stakeholders may have a preference for certain outcomes, without being able Read more…
Lynne M. Coventry, Debora Jeske, John M. Blythe, James Turland and Pam Briggs Abstract Despite their best intentions, people struggle with the realities of privacy protection and will often sacrifice privacy for convenience in their online activities. Individuals show systematic, personality dependent differences in their privacy decision making, which makes Read more…
Iryna Yevseyeva, Vitor Basto Fernandes, Aad van Moorsel, Helge Janicke and Michael Emmerich Abstract To protect a system from potential cyber security breaches and attacks, one needs to select efficient security controls, taking into account technical and institutional goals and constraints, such as available budget, enterprise activity, internal and external Read more…