It has been widely recognized in the psychology of cybersecurity literature that ordinary
users rather than technology systems are the weakest link in cybersecurity. The present …

Decisions that we make about email legitimacy can result in a pernicious threat to security of
both individuals and organisations. Yet user response to phishing emails is far from uniform; …

Fake websites extract an enormous financial and psychological toll on consumers across
the globe, with some estimates reaching billions of dollars each year. Yet, there is a paucity …

The authors review the existing literature on the psychology of email fraud, and attempt to
integrate the small but burgeoning set of research findings. They show that research has …

Phishing emails constitute a major problem, linked to fraud and exploitation as well as
subsequent negative health outcomes including depression and suicide. Because of their …

In the phishing email literature, recent researchers have given much attention to individual
differences in phishing susceptibility from the perspective of the Big Five personality traits …

Email phishing is a serious and potentially catastrophic threat to organisations and
individuals. Understanding what factors may influence individual susceptibility to phishing …

The study aimed to examine the role of, and potential interplay between, cue utilisation and
cognitive reflection in email users' ability to accurately (and efficiently) differentiate between …

Phishing emails represent a major threat to online information security. While the prevailing
research is focused on users' susceptibility, few studies have considered the decision …

As rates of fraudulent crime rise globally, understanding fraud susceptibility (FS) is
paramount to public interest and safety. Mixed findings exist regarding (a) the effect of older …