University of Twente Student Theses
As of Friday, 8 August 2025, the current Student Theses repository is no longer available for thesis uploads. A new Student Theses repository will be available starting Friday, 15 August 2025.
Information security awareness training to combat social engineering attacks : A Meta-Analysis
Seinstra, Valerie (2023) Information security awareness training to combat social engineering attacks : A Meta-Analysis.
|
PDF
507kB |
| Abstract: | Information security awareness is crucial for equipping users to mitigate social engineering attacks effectively, where individuals are deceived into divulging sensitive data. Different training methods, such as games, lectures, or online textual training have been created to raise awareness and reduce vulnerability to these scams. Building upon prior research conducted by Bullée and Junger (2020), this research performs a systematic literature review (N=22 effect sizes) and meta-analysis to find a more precise estimate of the true effect size of social engineering interventions between 2018 and 2023. Additionally, it compares the effects of different training methods and explores the potential influence of demographic factors. The meta-analysis yielded an effect size of 0.161. However, the non-significant p-value of 0.141 at a significance level of 0.05 suggests the need for cautious interpretation. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | EEMCS: Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science |
| Subject: | 54 computer science |
| Programme: | Business & IT BSc (56066) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/95852 |
| Export this item as: | BibTeX EndNote HTML Citation Reference Manager |
Show download statistics for this publication
Show download statistics for this publicationRepository Staff Only: item control page