Can a Mobile Game Teach Computer Users to Thwart Phishing Attacks?
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Can a Mobile Game Teach Computer Users to Thwart Phishing Attacks?
Phishing is an online fraudulent technique, which aims to steal sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and online banking details from its victims. To prevent this, anti-phishing education needs to be considered. This research focuses on examining the effectiveness of mobile game based learning compared to traditional online learning to thwart phishing threats. Therefore, a mobile g...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal for Infonomics
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1742-4712
DOI: 10.20533/iji.1742.4712.2013.0083