An evaluation of phishing email awareness in an information warfare age
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Title
Conference Proceedings of18th Australian Cyber Warfare Conference 2019
Publisher
Deakin University Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation
Editor(s)
Warren, M
School
School of Science / Security Research Institute
RAS ID
30505
Abstract
This study investigated end-user awareness of contemporary phishing emails coupled with evaluating the success of specific scam types. In order to determine the ability of end-users to detect different phishing scams, an online survey was developed that required respondents to view ten emails and determine the authenticity. 83 respondents participated in the study between April and May 2019. 60 participants were unable to correctly identify a phishing email with a spoofed source email address. Respondents were also less proficient at identifying phishing emails when provided the opportunity to click on suspicious or unsafe links than they were at identifying emails with suspicious sender addresses.
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Szewczyk, P., Troiani, A., Hansen, L., (2019), An Evaluation of Phishing Email Awareness in an Information Warfare Age. In Proceedings of 18th Australian Cyber Warfare Conference, 10-20, Deakin University, Deakin University Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation.