Training users to counteract phishing

Christopher B. Mayhorn, Patrick G. Nyeste
2012 Work : A journal of Prevention, Assesment and rehabilitation  
Phishing is an increasingly more prevalent form of online, social engineered scams that escalate costs and risks to society year to year. This study demonstrates an association between anti-phishing training techniques used in previous research and individual differences which could affect phishing susceptibility. Results indicated that anti-phishing training in both a simple comic and more complex video game form is helpful in decreasing phishing susceptibility as measured by Miss rates for
more » ... individuals including college aged and computer savvy participants. Based on the results of the present study, implications for future efforts to combat phishing are discussed.
doi:10.3233/wor-2012-1054-3549 fatcat:v7vxzlgxyvezjm3zkbdmbbilim