Abstract
Cybersecurity decisions are made by human analysts under uncertain conditions, leaving room for bias, but demographic characteristics can affect these security decisions. We conducted an empirical study to investigate their influence on cybersecurity decision evaluations, addressing this knowledge gap.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 38-48 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | IEEE Security and Privacy |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 5 Jan 2024 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2024 |
Bibliographical note
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Funding
We thank Fabio Massacci and Romy Van Der Lee for useful discussions and suggestions. This work was partially supported by the Network Institute Academy Assistant program at the Vrije Universiteit, the Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek under the Knowledge Innovation Communities HEWSTI Project under Grant 14261, the European Commission under the H2020 AssureMOSS project under Grant 952647, and the Horizon Europe Sec4AI4Sec Project under Grant 101120393. This work involved human subjects or animals in its research. The author(s) confirm(s) that all human/animal subject research procedures and protocols are exempt from review board approval.
Funders | Funder number |
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Network Institute Academy | |
European Commission | |
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek | 14261 |
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme | 952647 |
Horizon Europe Sec4AI4Sec | 101120393 |
Keywords
- Behavioral sciences
- Decision making
- Education
- Ethics
- Human factors
- Security
- Surveys