Knowledge of information security was not necessarily a good predictor of decisions regarding whether to sign-in to a website. Moreover, these decisions were modulated by attention to security indicators, familiarity of the website and psychosocial stress induced by bonus payments determined by response times and accuracy.
| Construct | Cites | Category | Questions given? | Content validity | Pretests | Response type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| applied security knowledge | NEW | no | no | none | unclear | ||
| technical security knowledge | NEW | no | no | none | unclear |
Timothy Kelley and Bennett I. Bertenthal. Attention and past behavior, not security knowledge, modulate users' decisions to login to insecure websites. Information & Computer Security, 24(2):164–176, 2016.
@article{kelley_attention_2016,
author = {Kelley, Timothy and Bertenthal, Bennett I.},
journal = {Information \& Computer Security},
number = {2},
pages = {164--176},
title = {Attention and Past Behavior, Not Security Knowledge, Modulate Users' Decisions to Login to Insecure Websites},
volume = {24},
year = {2016}
}