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Framing Effects on Online Security Behavior

Pamela BriggsNuria Rodríguez-priegoNuria Rodríguez-priegoRené Van BavelJosé Vila

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nudgeOnline securityProcess (engineering)Vendorlcsh:BF1-990Internet privacyonline behaviorgain vs. loss frame050105 experimental psychologyEconomíaPassword strength03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineProspect theoryPsychology0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesGeneral PsychologyOriginal ResearchG500business.industrycyber security05 social sciencesprospect theoryFraming effectC800lcsh:Psychologythreat assessmentlab experimentPsychologybusinessThreat assessment030217 neurology & neurosurgery

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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.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2020-10-21Frontiers in Psychology
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.527886