Exploring the factors that influence an Internet User's ability ot correctly identify phishing websites

By:

PURKAIT, SWAPAN

Material type:

Mixed materialsPublication details: 2012Description: 7-38NLM classification:

004.678

In: IUP: JOURNAL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYMSummary: The Internet has become a very important medium of communication . Internet access is no longer limited to technical people only. All ages are now connected online, and they use Internet for conducting a wide range of business. Because of the growth of the Internet and so many users connected, collecting personal infromation through a phishing website is also easy for a fraudster. They use websites that look similar to those of legitimate organizations and exploit the end user's lack of knowledge of web browser clues and security indicators.

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The Internet has become a very important medium of communication . Internet access is no longer limited to technical people only. All ages are now connected online, and they use Internet for conducting a wide range of business. Because of the growth of the Internet and so many users connected, collecting personal infromation through a phishing website is also easy for a fraudster. They use websites that look similar to those of legitimate organizations and exploit the end user's lack of knowledge of web browser clues and security indicators.

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