The Identification of a Model Victim for Social Engineering: A Qualitative Analysis
The Identification of a Model Victim for Social Engineering: A Qualitative Analysis
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社会工程模型受害者的识别:定性分析
DOI:
10.1080/15564886.2020.1818658
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Steinmetz, Kevin F.
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作者:
Steinmetz, Kevin F.
End users present a key challenge for the protection of contemporary information security systems. The manipulation of people through deceit to gain access to sensitive information and otherwise secure systems is known to hackers, information security practitioners, and other technologists as “social engineering.” To date, little research has investigated the attributes that people who engage in such deception – so-called “social engineers” – associate with vulnerable targets. To address this gap, this study engages in a grounded theory-based analysis of interviews with nonprofessional and professional social engineers. The results describe six attributes of a “model victim” for social engineers, a hypothetical person considered particularly susceptible to social engineering deceptions: (1) prized, (2) uninformed, (3) unconcerned, (4) outgoing, (5) connected, and (6) controlled. Additionally, this study describes heuristic categories described by participants to help make decisions about target vulnerability which include target socio-demographic characteristics, social roles, and organizational positions. Implications for theory, future research, and policy are considered.
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发表时间:
2019
期刊:
International journal of cybersecurity intelligence and cybercrime
影响因子:
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作者:
R. Broadhurst;Katie Skinner;Nicholas Sifniotis;Bryan Matamoros;Yuguang F. Ipsen
通讯作者:
Yuguang F. Ipsen
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发表时间:
2019
期刊:
Hum. Factors
影响因子:
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作者:
Dawn M. Sarno;Joanna E. Lewis;Corey J. Bohil;M. Neider
通讯作者:
M. Neider
影响因子:
9.1
作者:
Kenneth D. Tunnell
通讯作者:
Kenneth D. Tunnell
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发表时间:
2008
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作者:
R. Broadhurst;Nicholas Chantler
通讯作者:
Nicholas Chantler
DOI:
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发表时间:
2009
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影响因子:
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作者:
B. Schell;T. Holt
通讯作者:
T. Holt