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Benchmarking a mobile implementation of the social engineering prevention training tool

Author: Mouton, Francois ; Teixeira, M ; Meyer, T Date: Nov 2017 As the nature of information stored digitally be- comes more important and confidential, the security of the systems put in place to protect this information needs to be increased. The human element, however, remains a vulnerability of the ... Read more
Dangers of social networking sites- the propagation of malware

Author: Labuschagne, WA ; Veerasamy, Namosha Date: Jul 2013 The paper will illustrate the dangers of social networking malware through examples. In addition, the paper will discuss propagation techniques used in social networking malware. The aim of the paper is to create user awareness to minimise ... Read more
The dark side of Web 2.0

Author: Labuschagne, WA ; Eloff, MM ; Veerasamy, Namosha Date: Sep 2012 Social networking sites have increased in popularity and are utilized for many purposes which include connecting with other people, sharing information and creating content. Many people on social networking sites use these platforms to express ... Read more
Development of cognitive functioning psychological measures for the SEADM

Author: Mouton, F ; Malan, MM ; Venter, HS Date: Jun 2012 Social engineering is a real threat to industries in this day and age, even though its severity is extremely downplayed. The difficulty with social engineering attacks is mostly the ability to identify them. Social engineers often target call ... Read more
Necessity for ethics in social engineering research

Author: Mouton, F ; Malan, MM ; Kimppa, KK ; Venter, HS Date: Nov 2015 Social engineering is deeply entrenched in the fields of both computer science and social psychology. Knowledge is required in both these disciplines to perform social engineering based research. Several ethical concerns and requirements need ... Read more
Social engineering attack examples, templates and scenarios

Author: Mouton, Francois ; Leenen, Louise ; Venter, HS Date: Jun 2016 The field of information security is a fast-growing discipline. Even though the effectiveness of security measures to protect sensitive information is increasing, people remain susceptible to manipulation and thus the human element remains a ... Read more
Towards a cyber secure society

Author: Labuschagne, WA Date: Oct 2012 As our dependence on information technology increases, cyber attacks are becoming complex. The attack vector is growing and there are definite digital footprint dangers. Understanding of threat is critical; and security awareness is paramount ... Read more
Underlying finite state machine for the social engineering attack detection model

Author: Mouton, Francois ; Nottingham, Alastair T ; Leenen, Louise ; Venter, HS Date: Aug 2017 Information security is a fast-growing discipline, and relies on continued improvement of security measures to protect sensitive information. In general, human operators are often highly susceptible to manipulation, and tend to be one of the ... Read more

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