Survey about social engineering and the Varni na internetu awareness campaign, 2020

TL;DR

This survey investigates psychological and social factors influencing individuals' intentions to follow a social engineering awareness campaign in Slovenia, highlighting key perceptions and attitudes affecting cybersecurity behavior.

Contribution

It provides an empirical analysis of multiple psychological and social factors associated with behavioral intention to follow cybersecurity awareness campaigns.

Findings

Perceived severity and vulnerability significantly influence behavioral intention.

Trust in authorities correlates positively with campaign adherence.

Self-efficacy and perceived behavioral control are strong predictors.

Abstract

This paper reports on a study aiming to explore factors associated with behavioral intention to follow a social engineering awareness campaign. The objectives of this study were to determine how perceived severity, perceived vulnerability, perceived threat, fear, subjective norm, attitude towards behavior, perceived behavioral control, self-efficacy, response efficacy, trust in authorities, perceived regulation, authorities performance, information sensitivity and privacy concern are associated with individuals' behavioral intention to follow a social engineering awareness campaign. The study employed a cross-sectional research design. A survey was conducted among individuals in Slovenia between January and June 2020. A total of 553 respondents completed the survey providing for N=542 useful responses after excluding poorly completed responses (27.9 percent response rate). The survey questionnaire was developed in English. A Slovenian translation of the survey questionnaire is available.