Information Management & Computer Security: Volume 22 Issue 4

A study of information security awareness in Australian government organisations

Kathryn Parsons, Agata McCormac, Malcolm Pattinson, Marcus Butavicius, Cate Jerram

– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the human-based information security (InfoSec) vulnerabilities in three Australian government organisations.

Extended results of Norwegian password security survey

Kirsi Helkala, Tone Hoddø Bakås

The purpose of this paper is to extend the results of a Norwegian password security survey. Research, especially in the early 21st century, has shown that education is needed to…

Forensic triage of email network narratives through visualisation

John Haggerty, Sheryllynne Haggerty, Mark Taylor

The purpose of this paper is to propose a novel approach that automates the visualisation of both quantitative data (the network) and qualitative data (the content) within emails…

Brain-compatible, web-based information security education: a statistical study

Rayne Reid, Johan van Niekerk

– This paper aims to demonstrate that learners prefer brain-compatible cyber security educational material, over traditional presentation methods.

Developing and testing SCoP – a visual hash scheme

M. Maina Olembo, Timo Kilian, Simon Stockhardt, Andreas Hülsing, Melanie Volkamer

The purpose of this study was to develop and test SCoP. Users find comparing long meaningless strings of alphanumeric characters difficult. While visual hashes – where users…

Using phishing experiments and scenario-based surveys to understand security behaviours in practice

Waldo Rocha Flores, Hannes Holm, Gustav Svensson, Göran Ericsson

The purpose of the study was threefold: to understand security behaviours in practice by investigating factors that may cause an individual to comply with a request posed by a…