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Framing Effects on Online Security Behavior.

ABSTRACT: We conducted an incentivized lab experiment examining the effect of gain vs. loss-framed warning messages on online security behavior. We measured the probability of suffering a cyberattack during the experiment as the result of five specific security behaviors: choosing a safe connection, providing minimum information during the sign-up process, choosing a strong password, choosing a trusted vendor, and logging-out. A loss-framed message led to more secure behavior during the experiment. The experiment also measured the effect of trusting beliefs and cybersecurity knowledge. Trusting beliefs had a negative effect on security behavior, while cybersecurity knowledge had a positive effect.

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Priego N

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7609889 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Framing Effects on Online Security Behavior.

Rodríguez-Priego Nuria N van Bavel René R Vila José J Briggs Pam P

Frontiers in psychology 20201021

We conducted an incentivized lab experiment examining the effect of gain vs. loss-framed warning messages on online security behavior. We measured the probability of suffering a cyberattack during the experiment as the result of five specific security behaviors: choosing a safe connection, providing minimum information during the sign-up process, choosing a strong password, choosing a trusted vendor, and logging-out. A loss-framed message led to more secure behavior during the experiment. The ex ...[more]

PMID: 33192769

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