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A pilot analysis of factors affecting defense against social engineering attacks in the armed forces environment

Social engineering is a technique of deceiving people into giving away confidential information that could be useful to gain unauthorized access to an information system. Even to the most secured system, social engineering is a formidable threat. It is one of the most devastating threats to organiza...

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Main Authors:	Shahrom, Muhammad Farhan, Maarop, Nurazean, Samy, Ganthan Narayana, Hassan, Noor Hafizah, Abdul Rahim, Fiza, Magalingam, Pritheega, Kamaruddin, Norshaliza
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit UTM Press 2021
Subjects:	T58.5-58.64 Information technology TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/97492/1/NurazeanMaarop2021_APilotAnalysisofFactorsAffectingDefense.pdf http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/97492/ https://oiji.utm.my/index.php/oiji/article/view/28
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spelling	my.utm.974922022-10-10T08:33:49Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/97492/ A pilot analysis of factors affecting defense against social engineering attacks in the armed forces environment Shahrom, Muhammad Farhan Maarop, Nurazean Samy, Ganthan Narayana Hassan, Noor Hafizah Abdul Rahim, Fiza Magalingam, Pritheega Kamaruddin, Norshaliza T58.5-58.64 Information technology TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Social engineering is a technique of deceiving people into giving away confidential information that could be useful to gain unauthorized access to an information system. Even to the most secured system, social engineering is a formidable threat. It is one of the most devastating threats to organizations and businesses. Unlike traditional hacking, social engineering is less or non-technological. It manipulates characteristics of human nature, exploiting people’s desire to be kind and helpful. The psychology leverage makes social engineering hard to defend against. This paper presents the identification of factors related to social engineering in the context of armed forces through a review of related literature. Prior works from previous studies are discussed, and factors have been identified based on certain criterion. This study executed a pilot analysis on 30 samples of respondents among Malaysian armed forces personnel. As a result, nine factors are identified that may affect defense against social engineering in the armed forces: Authority, Reciprocation, Commitment and Consistency, Diffusion of Responsibility, Scarcity, Friendliness and Liking, Awareness, Social Proof, and Trust. Penerbit UTM Press 2021-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/97492/1/NurazeanMaarop2021_APilotAnalysisofFactorsAffectingDefense.pdf Shahrom, Muhammad Farhan and Maarop, Nurazean and Samy, Ganthan Narayana and Hassan, Noor Hafizah and Abdul Rahim, Fiza and Magalingam, Pritheega and Kamaruddin, Norshaliza (2021) A pilot analysis of factors affecting defense against social engineering attacks in the armed forces environment. Open International Journal of Informatics (OIJI), 9 (1). pp. 53-64. ISSN 2289-2370 https://oiji.utm.my/index.php/oiji/article/view/28 NA
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spellingShingle	T58.5-58.64 Information technology TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Shahrom, Muhammad Farhan Maarop, Nurazean Samy, Ganthan Narayana Hassan, Noor Hafizah Abdul Rahim, Fiza Magalingam, Pritheega Kamaruddin, Norshaliza A pilot analysis of factors affecting defense against social engineering attacks in the armed forces environment
description	Social engineering is a technique of deceiving people into giving away confidential information that could be useful to gain unauthorized access to an information system. Even to the most secured system, social engineering is a formidable threat. It is one of the most devastating threats to organizations and businesses. Unlike traditional hacking, social engineering is less or non-technological. It manipulates characteristics of human nature, exploiting people’s desire to be kind and helpful. The psychology leverage makes social engineering hard to defend against. This paper presents the identification of factors related to social engineering in the context of armed forces through a review of related literature. Prior works from previous studies are discussed, and factors have been identified based on certain criterion. This study executed a pilot analysis on 30 samples of respondents among Malaysian armed forces personnel. As a result, nine factors are identified that may affect defense against social engineering in the armed forces: Authority, Reciprocation, Commitment and Consistency, Diffusion of Responsibility, Scarcity, Friendliness and Liking, Awareness, Social Proof, and Trust.
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author	Shahrom, Muhammad Farhan Maarop, Nurazean Samy, Ganthan Narayana Hassan, Noor Hafizah Abdul Rahim, Fiza Magalingam, Pritheega Kamaruddin, Norshaliza
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title	A pilot analysis of factors affecting defense against social engineering attacks in the armed forces environment
title_short	A pilot analysis of factors affecting defense against social engineering attacks in the armed forces environment
title_full	A pilot analysis of factors affecting defense against social engineering attacks in the armed forces environment
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A pilot analysis of factors affecting defense against social engineering attacks in the armed forces environment

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