Psychological distance and abstraction both represent key variables of considerable interest
to researchers across cognitive, social, and developmental psychology. Moreover, largely …

Social engineering has emerged as a serious threat in virtual communities and is an
effective means to attack information systems. The services used by today's knowledge …

The field of information security is a fast-growing discipline. Even though the effectiveness of
security measures to protect sensitive information is increasing, people remain susceptible …

From email to online banking, passwords are an essential component of modern internet
use. Yet, users do not always have good password security practices, leaving their accounts …

In spite of the number of public advice campaigns, researchers have found that individuals
still engage in risky password practices. There is a dearth of research available on individual …

Individuals often fail to perform the security behaviors their organizations request to protect
informational assets. However, forcing individuals into the compliance can trigger undesired …

Usable security researchers have long been interested in what users do to keep their
devices and data safe and how that compares to recommendations. Additionally, experts …

Crypto-assets are unique in tying financial wealth to the secrecy of private keys. Prior
empirical work has attempted to study end-user security from both technical and …

The advancement of modern Operating Systems (OSs), and the popularity of personal
computing devices with Internet connectivity, have facilitated the proliferation of ransomware …

In the post pandemic era, the telecommuting of business employees has widely become
acceptable in organizations, which demands extensive dependence on digital technologies …