Framing Effects on Online Security Behaviour
We conducted an incentivized lab experiment examining the effect of gain vs. loss-framed warning messages on online security behavior. We measured the probability of suffering a cyberattack during the experiment as the result of five specific security behaviors: choosing a safe connection, providing minimum information during the sign-up process, choosing a strong password, choosing a trusted vendor, and logging-out. A loss-framed message led to more secure behavior during the experiment. The experiment also measured the effect of trusting beliefs and cybersecurity knowledge. Trusting beliefs had a negative effect on security behavior, while cybersecurity knowledge had a positive effect.
RODRIGUEZ PRIEGO Nuria;
VAN BAVEL Rene;
VILA Jose;
BRIGGS Pam;
Rodriguez Priego, N., Van Bavel, R., Vila, J. and Briggs, P., Framing Effects on Online Security Behaviour, FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY, ISSN 1664-1078, 11, 2020, p. 2833, JRC117838.
2020-12-07
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
JRC117838
1664-1078 (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC117838,
10.3389/fpsyg.2020.527886 (online),
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