Study Finds Heavy Facebook Users and Women More Subject To Spam and Phishing Exploits
- Seth Colaner for Hot Hardware September 10th, 2013
- Source: http://hothardware.com/News/Study-Finds-Heavy-Facebook-Users-and-Women-More-Subject-To-Phishing-Exploits/
A study from the Polytechnic Institute of New York University examining the factors that cause people to be more susceptible to phishing attacks found strong correlations between gender, certain personality traits, and openness orientation to social networking and being more vulnerable to such an attack.
The three authors of the study, which include individuals from computer science; electrical and computer engineering; and technology, culture, and society areas, used the Big Five personality framework as a reference point in determining the traits that might contribute to a greater vulnerability to a phishing attack. The five dimensions are Neuroticism, Extroversion, Openness, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness.
