Restrictive Deterrence: Impact of Warning Banner Messages on Repeated Low-trust Software Use
ISBN
978-989-758-187-8
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2016-04-25
Author(s)
Silic, Mario
;
Silic, Dario
;
Oblakovic, Goran
Editor(s)
Hammoudi, Slimane
Maciaszek, Leszek
Missikoff, Michele M.
Camp, Olivier
Cordeiro, José
Abstract
This research paper focuses on the warning messages that are one of the last lines of defense against cybercriminals. The effectiveness of warnings in influencing users’ behavior when using low-trust (potentially malicious) software has not been adequately addressed by the prior research. Using the restrictive deterrence theory, supported by the Communication-Human Information Processing (C-HIP) Model, we conducted an experimental study investigating the influence of warning messages on the repeated use of lowtrust software. The results suggest that the use of low-trust software could be reduced in frequency, or completely abandoned, in the presence of warning messages, whereby security incidents could be better mitigated and reduced. We suggest several implications for practitioners and offer some interesting theoretical
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Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SoM - Business Innovation
Book title
ICEIS 2016 : proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems
Publisher
SCITEPRESS
Volume
2
Start page
435
End page
442
Event Title
18th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS 2016)
Event Location
Rome
Event Date
25.-28.04.2016
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
248648
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