Role individuálních rozdílů uživatelů internetu při náchylnosti k phishingu

Phishing attacks have been around for more than twenty years, but they are still a major security risk and the key to many cyber-attacks. There are several types of phishing attacks, but they all have in common that they target humans and their usual patterns of thinking and behavior. Attacks are becoming more sophisticated and capable of manipulating end users through, for example, fake websites or e-mail. Despite growing efforts to educate users and create better detection tools, phishing attacks are still effective. In this thesis, phishing in general, susceptibility to phishing and the reasons leading to susceptibility are analyzed. Part of the thesis is empirical research. The aim of the research was to find out what role individual differences play in phishing susceptibility. Gender, highest education level, risk propensity, generalized trust and cognitive processing was examined. Within the work, a scale for the needs of measuring susceptibility to phishing is proposed. Following the results of the analysis and research, the work contains recommendations that can help reduce the susceptibility to phishing and thus the damage caused by a successful attack.