Slow down and frown to improve phishing detection

Nevin, Patricia and Renaud, Karen and Finney, George (2022) Slow down and frown to improve phishing detection. Computer Fraud & Security, 2022 (10). 1. ISSN 1361-3723 (https://doi.org/10.12968/S1361-3723(22)70593-3)

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Abstract

The move to 'digital first' has led to increasing dependence on online services, which increases susceptibility to security incidents.1 Human behaviours can compromise organisational information security, with myriad perpetrators willing to exploit the human propensity to trust in order to achieve such compromises. Phishing emails – which present recipients with an email containing a fraudulent link or a rogue attachment that can lead to the installation of malware or facilitate a ransomware attack – are a key attack vector. But encouraging users to slow down when processing emails can help combat this threat.

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Nevin, Patricia, Renaud, Karen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7187-6531 and Finney, George;
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