Title :
Security Education against Phishing: A Modest Proposal for a Major Rethink
Author :
Kirlappos, Iacovos ; Sasse, M. Angela
Author_Institution :
Univ. Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
When tempted by a good deal online, users don´t focus on security warnings; rather, they look for signs to confirm a site´s trustworthiness. User education needs to focus on challenging and correcting the misconceptions that guide current behavior.
Keywords :
Internet; Web sites; computer crime; computer science education; trusted computing; online deal; phishing; security education; security warnings; site trustworthiness; user education; Computer security; Social network services; Training; User centered design; Security; computers and society; electronic commerce; management of computing and information systems;
Journal_Title :
Security & Privacy, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2011.179
