Security awareness and affective feedback: categorical behaviour vs. reported behaviour

Lynsay A. Shepherd; Jacqueline Archibald

doi:10.1109/CyberSA.2017.8073387

Security awareness and affective feedback: categorical behaviour vs. reported behaviour

Lynsay A. Shepherd, Jacqueline Archibald

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Abstract

A lack of awareness surrounding secure online behaviour can lead to end-users, and their personal details becoming vulnerable to compromise. This paper describes an ongoing research project in the field of usable security, examining the relationship between end-user-security behaviour, and the use of affective feedback to educate end-users. Part of the aforementioned research project considers the link between categorical information users reveal about themselves online, and the information users believe, or report that they have revealed online. The experimental results confirm a disparity between information revealed, and what users think they have revealed, highlighting a deficit in security awareness. Results gained in relation to the affective feedback delivered are mixed, indicating limited short-term impact. Future work seeks to perform a long-term study, with the view that positive behavioural changes may be reflected in the results as end-users become more knowledgeable about security awareness.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the International Conference On Cyber Situational Awareness, Data Analytics And Assessment- CyberSA
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509050604
ISBN (Print)	9781509050611
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CyberSA.2017.8073387
Publication status	Published - 19 Oct 2017
Event	2017 International Conference on Cyber Situational Awareness, Data Analytics and Assessment: Cyber Situation Awareness as a Prism to Understanding Situations in a fast-paced CyberWorld - London, United Kingdom Duration: 19 Jun 2017 → 20 Jun 2017

Conference

Conference	2017 International Conference on Cyber Situational Awareness, Data Analytics and Assessment
Abbreviated title	CyberSA 2017
Country	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	19/06/17 → 20/06/17

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Shepherd, L. A., & Archibald, J. (2017). Security awareness and affective feedback: categorical behaviour vs. reported behaviour. In Proceedings of the International Conference On Cyber Situational Awareness, Data Analytics And Assessment- CyberSA IEEE . https://doi.org/10.1109/CyberSA.2017.8073387

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