Location
Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii
Event Website
https://hicss.hawaii.edu/
Start Date
3-1-2024 12:00 AM
End Date
6-1-2024 12:00 AM
Description
This research investigates a largely unexamined psychological element in ransomware attacks, a prevalent form of cybercrime, focusing on how Dark Triad personality traits (narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy) influence victim responses. Traditional responses to ransomware include paying the ransom, abandoning the data/files, and/or reporting the issue to law enforcement. We look at the interaction between these traits and responses. Using a scenario-based survey, we have collected data from 287 participants so far to unearth the relationship between these factors and individual responses to this cybercrime. Such understanding can potentially inform personalized cyber threat prevention strategies, ultimately enhancing cybersecurity research. The paper also examines the implications of its findings for both research and practice.
Recommended Citation
Luu, Truong (Jack); Jones, Michael; and Samuel, Binny, "The Effects of Dark Triad Traits and Perceived Law Enforcement Competence in Responding to Ransomware Attacks" (2024). Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2024 (HICSS-57). 4.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/hicss-57/in/cybercrime/4
The Effects of Dark Triad Traits and Perceived Law Enforcement Competence in Responding to Ransomware Attacks
Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii
This research investigates a largely unexamined psychological element in ransomware attacks, a prevalent form of cybercrime, focusing on how Dark Triad personality traits (narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy) influence victim responses. Traditional responses to ransomware include paying the ransom, abandoning the data/files, and/or reporting the issue to law enforcement. We look at the interaction between these traits and responses. Using a scenario-based survey, we have collected data from 287 participants so far to unearth the relationship between these factors and individual responses to this cybercrime. Such understanding can potentially inform personalized cyber threat prevention strategies, ultimately enhancing cybersecurity research. The paper also examines the implications of its findings for both research and practice.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/hicss-57/in/cybercrime/4