To the extent that phishing has become a serious threat to information security, there has
been rather limited theory-grounded research on this burgeoning phenomenon. In this …

A leading cause of security breaches is a basic human vulnerability: our susceptibility to
deception. Hackers exploit this vulnerability by sending phishing emails that induce users to …

Phishing emails are constantly increasing their sophistication, and typical countermeasures
struggle at addressing them. Attackers target our cognitive vulnerabilities with a varied set of …

With the significant growth of internet usage, people increasingly share their personal
information online. As a result, an enormous amount of personal information and financial …

Phishing threats are real and are ever increasing in their reach and devastating effects. This
study delves into the role of cognitive processing in detecting and curtailing phishing attacks …

Phishing was a threat in the cyber world a couple of decades ago and still is today. It has
grown and evolved over the years as phishers are getting creative in planning and …

Research problem: Phishing is an email-based scam where a perpetrator camouflages
emails to appear as a legitimate request for personal and sensitive information. Research …

Phishing is a form of electronic identity theft in which a combination of social engineering
and Web site spoofing techniques is used to trick a user into revealing confidential …

Phishing is a form of deception technique that attackers often use to acquire sensitive
information related to individuals and organizations fraudulently. Although Phishing attacks …

We discuss the importance of understanding psychological aspects of phishing, and review
some recent findings. Given these findings, we critique some commonly used security …