University of Twente Student Theses
How information sharing on online social networks may allow for personalized cyberattacks
Waterval, R. (2022) How information sharing on online social networks may allow for personalized cyberattacks.
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| Abstract: | Since many interactions take place online nowadays, a significant amount of personal information is shared in a semi-public environment such as an online social network (OSN). Even if a profile has been made private and access to information on the profile is limited to specific users, the profile is not completely safe. Once one of those users' profile is compromised, the information that was access restricted is now public. Additionally, cybercrime appears to occur more often and lead to more significant damage. Personalizing these attacks may increase their effectivity. This research aims to determine what information is shared and how this may increase the effectiveness of personalized cyberattacks. Participating students at the University of Twente will be surveyed on their information sharing habits on OSN. They will also be asked how they distinguish cyberattacks from legitimate communication to determine how likely they will fall victim to a cyberattack. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | EEMCS: Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science |
| Subject: | 54 computer science |
| Programme: | Computer Science BSc (56964) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/89460 |
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