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The Current State of Phishing Attacks against Saudi Arabia University Students

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Research into phishing and social engineering is a very interesting area since a significant number of attacks are conducted with the help of social engineering and phishing as the main vector to either obtain credentials or trick the user into executing a malware infected file.The goal of our research was to examine the students' familiarity with threats in the form of phishing attacks conducted via the Internet.A questionnaire was conducted to determine the students' ability to recognize phishing attacks and if they know how to protect themselves.The motivation behind this research is to explore the Saudian Student population's self assessment in regard to phishing attacks and to assess their capability on a limited data set for purpose of obtaining a baseline for future research.

Source: International Journal of Computer Applications Technology and Research

DOI: 10.7753/ijcatr0601.1008

Authors: Bushra Mohamed Elamin Elnaim, Hayder Abood S.Wsmi. Al-Lami

Institution: Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Language: English

Topic: Spam and Phishing Detection

Subfield: Information Systems

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University