Internet Safety and the Silver Surfer: The Relationship Between Gist Reasoning and Adults' Risky Online Behavior

White, Claire M.; Gummerum, Michaela; Wood, Stacey; Hanoch, Yaniv

doi:10.1002/bdm.2003

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“…Risk-taking is, in general, listed as one of the root causes of a successful phishing attack [8,40,41]. Other studies show that risk-taking is one of the causes of successful scams [9,14,42,43], so it might impact people's phishability. In a phishing process, the attacker usually sends a phishing email to their targets and asks them to click on a phishing link or download an infected file.…”

Section: A Risk-taking Behaviourmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The participants in the study were 62.2% female (84 participants) and 37.8% male (51 participants). Age ranged from 18 to 45 years old (three age groups of 18-25, [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45]. All the participants were university students, researchers, or had recently completed one level of higher-level education and were preparing to continue their education.…”

Section: A Demographicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Phishing Happens Beyond Technology: The Effects of Human Behaviors and Demographics on Each Step of a Phishing Process

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Prior studies have shown that the behaviours and attitudes of Internet users influence the likelihood of being victimised by phishing attacks. Many scammers design a step-by-step approach to phishing in order to gain the potential victim's trust and convince them to take the desired actions. It is important to understand which behaviours and attitudes can influence following the attacker in each step of a phishing scam. This will enable us to identify the root causes of phishing and to develop specific mitigation plans for each step of the phishing process and to increase prevention points. This study investigates to what extent people's risk-taking and decision-making styles influence the likelihood of phishing victimisation in three specific phishing steps. We asked participants to play a risk-taking game and to answer questions related to two psychological scales to measure their behaviours, and then conducted a simulated phishing campaign to assess their phishability throughout the three phishing steps selected. We find that the attitude to risk-taking and gender can predict users' phishability in the different steps selected. There are however other possible direct and indirect behavioural factors that could be investigated in future studies. The results of this study and the model developed can be used to build a comprehensive framework to prevent the success of phishing attempts, starting from their root causes.

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“…Factors that increase vulnerability to online fraud include low technical skills, individual traits, cognitive impairment, and depression in older adults (Monteith and Glenn 2016 ; Lichtenberg et al 2016 ). Many older adults are not knowledgeable about Internet security hazards and measures to protect privacy (Grimes et al 2010 ; Home Instead 2017 ; Holtfreter et al 2015 ; White et al 2017 ). Furthermore, many people of all ages have little understanding of privacy issues related to digital technology.…”

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Internet use by older adults with bipolar disorder: international survey results

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et al. 2018

Int J Bipolar Disord

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BackgroundThe world population is aging and the number of older adults with bipolar disorder is increasing. Digital technologies are viewed as a framework to improve care of older adults with bipolar disorder. This analysis quantifies Internet use by older adults with bipolar disorder as part of a larger survey project about information seeking.MethodsA paper-based survey about information seeking by patients with bipolar disorder was developed and translated into 12 languages. The survey was anonymous and completed between March 2014 and January 2016 by 1222 patients in 17 countries. All patients were diagnosed by a psychiatrist. General estimating equations were used to account for correlated data.ResultsOverall, 47% of older adults (age 60 years or older) used the Internet versus 87% of younger adults (less than 60 years). More education and having symptoms that interfered with regular activities increased the odds of using the Internet, while being age 60 years or older decreased the odds. Data from 187 older adults and 1021 younger adults were included in the analysis excluding missing values.ConclusionsOlder adults with bipolar disorder use the Internet much less frequently than younger adults. Many older adults do not use the Internet, and technology tools are suitable for some but not all older adults. As more health services are only available online, and more digital tools are developed, there is concern about growing health disparities based on age. Mental health experts should participate in determining the appropriate role for digital tools for older adults with bipolar disorder.

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“…Older adults tend to have more limited expectations and goals compared to younger adults (Loges & Jung, 2001) and use fewer computer and internet applications than their younger peers (Carpenter & Buday, 2007;Czaja & Lee, 2007;Gatto & Tak, 2008;Loges & Jung, 2001). The reasons for this difference include cognitive decline (der Wardt et al, 2012) and concerns about the risks of being online White et al, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

The Impact of an Internet Use Promotion Programme on Communication, Internet Use, and the Extent of Social Networks among Low-Income Older Adults

2021

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We examined whether an internet use promotion intervention influences low-income older adults' communication modes, internet use, and social networks using existing data collected for an intervention. Participants living in public senior housing facilities in the United States (n = 77) completed surveys before and after a 12-week computer and internet training. The six-item Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS-6) was used to measure the extent of older adults' social networks. The primary mode of communication shifted from more traditional means to internet-based communications (p < .0005 in a Fisher's exact test). The frequency of internet use significantly increased (p < .00005 in a one-sided Sign test). Overall, the LSNS-6 score increased by 4.1 points (p < .00005 in a Welch's t-test). The LSNS-6 score increase was significantly larger among African Americans than Whites, controlling for gender (p < .05 in negative binomial regression). Moderate (p < .005) and frequent internet users (p < .05) had higher LSNS-6 scores than rare internet users at posttest when gender and race were controlled for in linear regression. Comparatively more improvement in the extent of social networks among African Americans suggests greater benefits of such interventions for population groups of disadvantaged backgrounds. Larger social networks among moderate and frequent internet users than rare users suggest positive impacts of internet communications on social networks.

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Internet Safety and the Silver Surfer: The Relationship Between Gist Reasoning and Adults' Risky Online Behavior

Cited by 8 publications

References 51 publications

Phishing Happens Beyond Technology: The Effects of Human Behaviors and Demographics on Each Step of a Phishing Process

Phishing Happens Beyond Technology: The Effects of Human Behaviors and Demographics on Each Step of a Phishing Process

Internet use by older adults with bipolar disorder: international survey results

The Impact of an Internet Use Promotion Programme on Communication, Internet Use, and the Extent of Social Networks among Low-Income Older Adults

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