Open AccessAnalysis of the vulnerability of IT system users to a phishing attack
Author(s) -
Szymon Grzebielec
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of computer sciences institute
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2544-0764
DOI - 10.35784/jcsi.2049
Subject(s) - phishing , vulnerability (computing) , computer security , internet privacy , computer science , world wide web , the internet
This article presents an analysis of users' vulnerability to phishing attacks. The study was carried out using a self-prepared attack. A phishing attack was carried out on a group of 100 people. The subjects were divided into two groups of 50 people. The first group was attacked from a private, trusted account. The second group was attacked from a foreign email address. The attacked people were asked to complete the survey, its results and conclusions are presented in this article.