Shifting Engagement With Cybersecurity: How People Discover and Share Cybersecurity Content at Work and at Home

TL;DR

This study investigates how individuals discover and share cybersecurity content across work and home environments, revealing that workplace training influences sharing behaviors and information recall, with implications for improving cybersecurity awareness strategies.

Contribution

It provides new insights into how cybersecurity training impacts content sharing and recall across different settings, highlighting a shift in engagement from home to workplace.

Findings

Workplace training reduces sharing of cybersecurity info at home.

Participants recall employer-shared cybersecurity info more than other sources.

Content type and distribution channel influence information recall.

Abstract

Cybersecurity awareness is shaped by a wide range of professional and personal experiences, including information and training at work and the sharing of news and other content at home. In order to explore how people discover cybersecurity content and the effect that participation in workplace training may have on this we present an online study of 1200 participants from the UK, US, France, and Germany. Those undertaking cybersecurity training at work showed reduced intention to share information at home, shifting the focus towards the workplace. They were also more likely to recall cybersecurity information shared by their employer than from any other source, which in turn correlated with content type and distribution channel. We critically reflect on this shift, highlighting opportunities to improve cybersecurity information sharing at work and at home.