Nudging towards security: developing an application for wireless network selection for android phones

James Turland; Lynne Coventry; Debora Jeske; Pam Briggs; Aad Van Moorsel

doi:10.1145/2783446.2783588

Nudging towards security: developing an application for wireless network selection for android phones

James Turland, Lynne Coventry, Debora Jeske, Pam Briggs, Aad Van Moorsel

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Abstract

People make security choices on a daily basis without fully considering the security implications of those choices. In this paper we present a prototype application which pro- motes the choice of secure wireless network options, specif- ically when users are unfamiliar with the wireless networks available. The app was developed based on behavioural the- ory, choice architecture and good practices informed by HCI design. The app includes several options to nudge' users to- wards selecting more secure public wireless networks. This paper outlines the development and the results of an evalua- tion of some of the potential app nudges (specifically, presen- tation order and colour coding). Colour coding was found to be a powerful inuence, less so with the order in which we listed the Wi-Fi networks, although the colour order combination was most effective. The paper contributes to the body of evidence on the effectiveness of cyber-security interventions to empower the user to make more informed security decisions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the British HCI Conference 2015, July 13-17, 2015, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages	193-201
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450336437
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2783446.2783588
Publication status	Published - 13 Jul 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	British HCI Conference, British HCI 2015 - Lincoln, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom Duration: 13 Jul 2015 → 17 Jul 2015

Conference

Conference	British HCI Conference, British HCI 2015
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Period	13/07/15 → 17/07/15

Keywords

Mindspace framework
Nudging
Interface design
Mobile devices
Wi-Fi application

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Turland, J., Coventry, L., Jeske, D., Briggs, P., & Van Moorsel, A. (2015). Nudging towards security: developing an application for wireless network selection for android phones. In Proceedings of the British HCI Conference 2015, July 13-17, 2015, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK (pp. 193-201). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1145/2783446.2783588

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Turland, J, Coventry, L, Jeske, D, Briggs, P & Van Moorsel, A 2015, Nudging towards security: developing an application for wireless network selection for android phones. in Proceedings of the British HCI Conference 2015, July 13-17, 2015, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, New York, pp. 193-201, British HCI Conference, British HCI 2015, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, 13/07/15. https://doi.org/10.1145/2783446.2783588

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Turland J, Coventry L, Jeske D, Briggs P, Van Moorsel A. Nudging towards security: developing an application for wireless network selection for android phones. In Proceedings of the British HCI Conference 2015, July 13-17, 2015, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. 2015. p. 193-201 Epub 2015 Jul 13. doi: 10.1145/2783446.2783588

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