Title :
Simulating malicious emails to educate end users on-demand
Author :
Jansso, Kenny ; Von Solms, Rossouw
Author_Institution :
Inst. for ICT Advancement, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Univ., Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Abstract :
Many organizations are very vulnerable to malicious emails. To protect end users from such, this paper discusses how a simulation exercise can be successfully conducted to educate vulnerable users on-demand. By simulating malicious emails and `catch´ vulnerable users, the organization may reduce costs and time regarding mitigating the weakest link-the human being.
Keywords :
electronic mail; security of data; end users on-demand; malicious emails; vulnerable users on-demand; Databases; Electronic mail; Fires; Resistance; Education On-Demand; Malcicous Emails; Phishing Awareness;
Conference_Titel :
Web Society (SWS), 2011 3rd Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Port Elizabeth
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0212-9
DOI :
10.1109/SWS.2011.6101274