The Influence of Experiential and Dispositional Factors in Phishing: An Empirical Investigation of the Deceived

• Published in: Journal of management information systems Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 273 - 303
• Main Authors: Wright, Ryan T., Marett, Kent
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 01.07.2010; M. E. Sharpe; Sharpe; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: computer-mediated deception; Cybercrime; Cybersecurity; Datensicherheit; E-Mail; electronic mail fraud; Electronic mail systems; Email; Empirical research; Information and communication technologies; Information storage and retrieval systems; Information systems; Information technology; Internet; Internet fraud; Internet security; interpersonal deception theory; IT-Kriminalität; Management information systems; Personal information; Phishing; Piracy; Research design; Software; Studies; Trust; Verhalten; United States > US

Phishing has been a major problem for information systems managers and users for several years now. In 2008, it was estimated that phishing resulted in close to $50 billion in damages to U.S. consumers and businesses. Even so, research has yet to explore many of the reasons why Internet users contin...