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Our systematisation of knowledge on Social Engineering Attacks (SEAs), identifies the human, organisational, and adversarial dimensions of cyber threats. It addresses the growing risks posed by SEAs, highly relevant in the context physical…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-01-09 Scott Thomson , Michael Bewong , Arash Mahboubi , Tanveer Zia

Social media has enabled users and organizations to obtain information about technology usage like software usage and even security feature usage. However, on the dark side it has also allowed an adversary to potentially exploit the users…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2019-09-09 Soumajyoti Sarkar , Paulo Shakarian , Mika Armenta , Danielle Sanchez , Kiran Lakkaraju

The gap between the knowledge and the practices regarding the computer and Internet use are the major factors which influence security of Information. A survey was performed on the education institutions in Oman to investigate the level of…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2016-05-19 Rajasekar Ramalingam , Ramkumar Lakshminarayanan , Shimaz Khan

Technology has advanced dramatically in the previous several years. There are also cyber assaults. Cyberattacks pose a possible danger to information security and the general public. Since data practice and internet consumption rates…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-10-23 Naresh Kshetri , Vasudha , Denisa Hoxha

This paper reports on a study aiming to explore factors associated with behavioral intention to follow a social engineering awareness campaign. The objectives of this study were to determine how perceived severity, perceived vulnerability,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-09-07 Simon Vrhovec

Social Media Site (SMS) usage has grown rapidly in the last few years. This sudden increase in SMS usage creates an opportunity for data leakage which could compromise personal and/or professional life. In this work, we have reviewed…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2014-09-11 Sabarathinam Chockalingam , Harjinder Singh Lallie

This short paper examines some of the ongoing research at the UMB Data and Society Lab hosted at the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations at Matej Bel University. It begins with an introduction on the necessity of…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-05-19 Karol Fabian , Jozef Michal Mintal

Phishing is a well-known cybersecurity attack that has rapidly increased in recent years. It poses legitimate risks to businesses, government agencies, and all users due to sensitive data breaches, subsequent financial and productivity…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-08-19 Sanchari Das , Andrew Kim , Zachary Tingle , Christena Nippert-Eng

Social engineering (SE) aims at deceiving users into performing actions that may compromise their security and privacy. These threats exploit weaknesses in human's decision making processes by using tactics such as pretext, baiting,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-01-12 Irfan Ozen , Karthika Subramani , Phani Vadrevu , Roberto Perdisci

With the rapid development of internet technologies, social networks, and other related areas, user authentication becomes more and more important to protect the data of users. Password authentication is one of the widely used methods to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-01-31 Lifeng Han

The Government of Bangladesh is aggressively transforming its public service landscape by transforming public services into online services via a number of websites. The motivation is that this would be a catalyst for a transformative…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-12-04 Adil Ahmed Chowdhury , Farida Chowdhury , Md Sadek Ferdous

Attackers increasingly, and with high success rates, use social engineering techniques to circumvent second factor authentication (2FA) technologies, compromise user accounts and sidestep fraud detection technologies. We introduce a social…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-01-20 Markus Jakobsson

Passwords are used majorly for end-user authentication in information and communication technology (ICT) systems due to its perceived ease of use. The use for end-user authentication extends through mobile, computers and network-based…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-05-31 Assumpta Ezugwu , Elochukwu Ukwandu , Celestine Ugwu , Modesta Ezema , Comfort Olebara , Juliana Ndunagu , Lizzy Ofusori , Uchenna Ome

Cyber adversaries have increasingly leveraged social engineering attacks to breach large organizations and threaten the well-being of today's online users. One clever technique, the "watering hole" attack, compromises a legitimate website…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-02-19 Zheyuan Ryan Shi , Aaron Schlenker , Brian Hay , Daniel Bittleston , Siyu Gao , Emily Peterson , John Trezza , Fei Fang

Because of todays technological developments and the influence of digital systems into every aspect of our lives, importance of cyber security improves more and more day-by-day. Projects, educational processes and seminars realized for this…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2019-10-17 Utku Kose

In the context of Turkey's upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections ("se\c{c}im" in Turkish), social media is playing an important role in shaping public debate. The increasing engagement of citizens on social media platforms has…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2022-11-24 Ali Najafi , Nihat Mugurtay , Ege Demirci , Serhat Demirkiran , Huseyin Alper Karadeniz , Onur Varol

Social engineers attempt to manipulate users into undertaking actions such as downloading malware by clicking links or providing access to money or sensitive information. Natural language processing, computational sociolinguistics, and…

People who are involved with political campaigns face increased digital security threats from well-funded, sophisticated attackers, especially nation-states. Improving political campaign security is a vital part of protecting democracy. To…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-06-02 Sunny Consolvo , Patrick Gage Kelley , Tara Matthews , Kurt Thomas , Lee Dunn , Elie Bursztein

It is well known that social media has revolutionized communication. Nowadays, citizens, companies, and public institutions actively use social media in order to express themselves better to the population they address. This active use is…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-02-01 Emre Cihan Ates , Erkan Bostanci , Mehmet Serdar Guzel

Social engineering attacks are phenomena that are equally applicable to both the physical world and cyberspace. These attacks in the physical world have been studied for a much longer time than their counterpart in cyberspace. This…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-03-10 Rosana Montañez Rodriguez , Adham Atyabi , Shouhuai