Stories or statistics: How do we tell the public about cybersecurity risks and get support?
By Dr Zhuo Hu, Dr Adrian Banks, Dr Irina Cojuharenco (University of Surrey) As introduced in a previous blog post ( see brief overview of the AP4L project ) individuals experiencing life transitions become highly vulnerable and may neglect their online safety and privacy during these challenging periods. The AP4L project is committed to supporting people undergoing significant life transitions to be safer online. We acknowledge that the public should also get involved in our work to support people collectively, whether it involves donating to support events promoting cybersecurity risk awareness, taking part in the design of educational materials or, sharing best practice. Behavioural science to date suggests that comm...