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Exploring the factors influencing employee awareness of social engineering threats: A review

Phishing is a dynamic threat, making it much more dangerous because a lack of awareness among employees makes it much more difficult for the business to detect and respond to Phishing situations. Social engineering is a process that essentially involves human interactions that can be exploited to th...

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Main Authors: Alghenaim, Mohammed Fahad, Abu Bakar, Nur Azaliah, Abdul Rahim, Fiza
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Published: Natural Sciences Publishing 2022
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T Technology (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/100957/
http://dx.doi.org/10.18576/amis/160402
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spelling my.utm.1009572023-05-18T04:59:05Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/100957/ Exploring the factors influencing employee awareness of social engineering threats: A review Alghenaim, Mohammed Fahad Abu Bakar, Nur Azaliah Abdul Rahim, Fiza T Technology (General) Phishing is a dynamic threat, making it much more dangerous because a lack of awareness among employees makes it much more difficult for the business to detect and respond to Phishing situations. Social engineering is a process that essentially involves human interactions that can be exploited to the point where typical security methods become defective. The most dangerous risk of social engineering is that the criminals understand human nature and may exploit vulnerabilities without the victims realizing it. This study examines relevant research to determine the factors that may influence employee awareness of social engineering threats. Three demographic factors and seven other factors, according to the literature, may influence employee awareness of social engineering threats. Natural Sciences Publishing 2022 Article PeerReviewed Alghenaim, Mohammed Fahad and Abu Bakar, Nur Azaliah and Abdul Rahim, Fiza (2022) Exploring the factors influencing employee awareness of social engineering threats: A review. Applied Mathematics and Information Sciences, 16 (4). pp. 491-500. ISSN 1935-0090 http://dx.doi.org/10.18576/amis/160402 DOI : 10.18576/amis/160402
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topic T Technology (General)
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Alghenaim, Mohammed Fahad
Abu Bakar, Nur Azaliah
Abdul Rahim, Fiza
Exploring the factors influencing employee awareness of social engineering threats: A review
description Phishing is a dynamic threat, making it much more dangerous because a lack of awareness among employees makes it much more difficult for the business to detect and respond to Phishing situations. Social engineering is a process that essentially involves human interactions that can be exploited to the point where typical security methods become defective. The most dangerous risk of social engineering is that the criminals understand human nature and may exploit vulnerabilities without the victims realizing it. This study examines relevant research to determine the factors that may influence employee awareness of social engineering threats. Three demographic factors and seven other factors, according to the literature, may influence employee awareness of social engineering threats.
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author Alghenaim, Mohammed Fahad
Abu Bakar, Nur Azaliah
Abdul Rahim, Fiza
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Abdul Rahim, Fiza
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title Exploring the factors influencing employee awareness of social engineering threats: A review
title_short Exploring the factors influencing employee awareness of social engineering threats: A review
title_full Exploring the factors influencing employee awareness of social engineering threats: A review
title_fullStr Exploring the factors influencing employee awareness of social engineering threats: A review
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the factors influencing employee awareness of social engineering threats: A review
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url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/100957/
http://dx.doi.org/10.18576/amis/160402
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