Digital Security: A Question of Perspective. A Large-Scale Telephone Survey with Four At-Risk User Groups

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Autoren

  • Franziska Herbert
  • Steffen Becker
  • Annalina Buckmann
  • Marvin Kowalewski
  • Jonas Hielscher
  • Yasemin Acar
  • Markus Dürmuth
  • Yixin Zou
  • M. Angela Sasse

Externe Organisationen

  • Ruhr-Universität Bochum
  • Universität Paderborn
  • Max-Planck-Institut für Sicherheit und Privatsphäre
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Titel des SammelwerksProceedings - 45th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, SP 2024
UntertitelConference Proceedings
Seiten697-716
Seitenumfang20
ISBN (elektronisch)9798350331301
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2024

Publikationsreihe

NameProceedings - IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy
ISSN (Print)1081-6011

Abstract

This paper investigates the digital security experiences of four at-risk user groups in Germany, including older adults (70+), teenagers (14-17), people with migration backgrounds, and people with low formal education. Using computer-assisted telephone interviews, we sampled 250 participants per group, representative of region, gender, and partly age distributions. We examine their device usage, concerns, prior negative incidents, perceptions of potential attackers, and information sources. Our study provides the first quantitative and nationally representative insights into the digital security experiences of these four at-risk groups in Germany. Our findings show that participants with migration backgrounds used the most devices, sought more security information, and reported more experiences with cybercrime incidents than other groups. Older adults used the fewest devices and were least affected by cybercrimes. All groups relied on friends and family and online news as their primary sources of security information, with little concern about their social circles being potential attackers. We highlight the nuanced differences between the four at-risk groups and compare them to the broader German population when possible. We conclude by presenting recommendations for education, policy, and future research aimed at addressing the digital security needs of these at-risk user groups.

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Digital Security: A Question of Perspective. A Large-Scale Telephone Survey with Four At-Risk User Groups. / Herbert, Franziska; Becker, Steffen; Buckmann, Annalina et al.
Proceedings - 45th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, SP 2024: Conference Proceedings. 2024. S. 697-716 (Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy).

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Herbert, F, Becker, S, Buckmann, A, Kowalewski, M, Hielscher, J, Acar, Y, Dürmuth, M, Zou, Y & Sasse, MA 2024, Digital Security: A Question of Perspective. A Large-Scale Telephone Survey with Four At-Risk User Groups. in Proceedings - 45th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, SP 2024: Conference Proceedings. Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, S. 697-716. https://doi.org/10.1109/SP54263.2024.00027
Herbert, F., Becker, S., Buckmann, A., Kowalewski, M., Hielscher, J., Acar, Y., Dürmuth, M., Zou, Y., & Sasse, M. A. (2024). Digital Security: A Question of Perspective. A Large-Scale Telephone Survey with Four At-Risk User Groups. In Proceedings - 45th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, SP 2024: Conference Proceedings (S. 697-716). (Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy). https://doi.org/10.1109/SP54263.2024.00027
Herbert F, Becker S, Buckmann A, Kowalewski M, Hielscher J, Acar Y et al. Digital Security: A Question of Perspective. A Large-Scale Telephone Survey with Four At-Risk User Groups. in Proceedings - 45th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, SP 2024: Conference Proceedings. 2024. S. 697-716. (Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy). doi: 10.1109/SP54263.2024.00027
Herbert, Franziska ; Becker, Steffen ; Buckmann, Annalina et al. / Digital Security : A Question of Perspective. A Large-Scale Telephone Survey with Four At-Risk User Groups. Proceedings - 45th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, SP 2024: Conference Proceedings. 2024. S. 697-716 (Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy).
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