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Mario Silic - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Understanding Color Risk Appropriateness: Influence of Color on a User’s Decision to Comply with the IT Security Policy—Evidence from the U.S. and India
2019Co-Authors: Mario Silic, Mato Njavro, Goran OblakovicAbstract:Color is a complex visual and design element that can produce various emotional, psychological and physical outcomes that can be expressed through religious, cultural, political or social meanings. Past studies have confirmed that culture is an important and integral part of the decision-making process in which color appeal is a salient antecedent to behavioral intentions in culturally distinct countries. However, in the context of computer Warning messages, we are lacking clear evidence of how color risk appropriateness (CRA) affects users’ decision-making processes. Supported by the color-in-context theory, our research investigates the color risk appropriateness impact on the perceived risk in two different cultures. We found that different colors behave differently in the specific Warning Banner context in which CRA is an important antecedent to users’ compliance. Overall, we advance current theoretical understanding on the color-risk dimension and its importance for the user’s decision-making processes.
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HCI (24) - Understanding Color Risk Appropriateness: Influence of Color on a User’s Decision to Comply with the IT Security Policy—Evidence from the U.S. and India
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2017Co-Authors: Mario Silic, Mato Njavro, Goran OblakovicAbstract:Color is a complex visual and design element that can produce various emotional, psychological and physical outcomes that can be expressed through religious, cultural, political or social meanings. Past studies have confirmed that culture is an important and integral part of the decision-making process in which color appeal is a salient antecedent to behavioral intentions in culturally distinct countries. However, in the context of computer Warning messages, we are lacking clear evidence of how color risk appropriateness (CRA) affects users’ decision-making processes. Supported by the color-in-context theory, our research investigates the color risk appropriateness impact on the perceived risk in two different cultures. We found that different colors behave differently in the specific Warning Banner context in which CRA is an important antecedent to users’ compliance. Overall, we advance current theoretical understanding on the color-risk dimension and its importance for the user’s decision-making processes.
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Effects of Color Appeal, Perceived Risk and Culture on User's Decision in Presence of Warning Banner Message
Social Science Research Network, 2017Co-Authors: Mario Silic, Dianne Cyr, Andrea Back, Adrian HolzerAbstract:Color is present in every aspect of human life, and color is driving our decisions. In the digital computer Warning realm, in which a Warning message is a communication mechanism, color represents an important design element, which aims at preventing the hazard and reducing negative outcomes from the user’s action. Interestingly, we are lacking the understanding of how color appeal influences behavioral intentions in culturally distinct countries when it comes to paying more attention to Warning messages. We conducted a cross-cultural investigation by running an online experiment, followed by a survey of 258 participants from the United States and India. Supported by the color-in-context theory, we found that culture is an important dimension in the specific Warning message context in which color appeal is a salient antecedent to behavioral intentions in culturally distinct countries. We derive several theoretical contributions and practitioners’ insights.
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HICSS - Effects of Color Appeal, Perceived Risk and Culture on User’s Decision in Presence of Warning Banner Message
Proceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (2017), 2017Co-Authors: Mario Silic, Dianne Cyr, Andrea Back, Adrian HolzerAbstract:Color is present in every aspect of human life, and color is driving our decisions. In the digital computer Warning realm, in which a Warning message is a communication mechanism, color represents an important design element, which aims at preventing the hazard and reducing negative outcomes from the user’s action. Interestingly, we are lacking the understanding of how color appeal influences behavioral intentions in culturally distinct countries when it comes to paying more attention to Warning messages. We conducted a cross-cultural investigation by running an online experiment, followed by a survey of 258 participants from the United States and India. Supported by the color-in-context theory, we found that culture is an important dimension in the specific Warning message context in which color appeal is a salient antecedent to behavioral intentions in culturally distinct countries. We derive several theoretical contributions and practitioners’ insights.
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HCI (22) - Colour Arousal Effect on Users’ Decision-Making Processes in the Warning Message Context
HCI in Business Government and Organizations: Information Systems, 2016Co-Authors: Mario Silic, Dianne CyrAbstract:This research is aimed at understanding how colour affects users’ decision-making processes in the context of Warning Banner messages. So far, little research has examined this complex psychological and cognitive process wherein the psychology of colour can play an important role in the relationship between the Warning message and the user’s decision-making process. We closed the existing research gap by understanding how different colour applications (black, blue, yellow, red, green, white) influence users’ decision-making processes. We built our work on the theory of psychological reversals to colour, supported by the Cognitive-Affective model of communication. We conducted an online experiment measuring actual users’ behaviour of 217 participants. We found that the colour application has different arousal effects. Overall, we advance understanding of the psychological process that precedes a decision – with a focus on the importance of colour.
Goran Oblakovic - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Understanding Color Risk Appropriateness: Influence of Color on a User’s Decision to Comply with the IT Security Policy—Evidence from the U.S. and India
2019Co-Authors: Mario Silic, Mato Njavro, Goran OblakovicAbstract:Color is a complex visual and design element that can produce various emotional, psychological and physical outcomes that can be expressed through religious, cultural, political or social meanings. Past studies have confirmed that culture is an important and integral part of the decision-making process in which color appeal is a salient antecedent to behavioral intentions in culturally distinct countries. However, in the context of computer Warning messages, we are lacking clear evidence of how color risk appropriateness (CRA) affects users’ decision-making processes. Supported by the color-in-context theory, our research investigates the color risk appropriateness impact on the perceived risk in two different cultures. We found that different colors behave differently in the specific Warning Banner context in which CRA is an important antecedent to users’ compliance. Overall, we advance current theoretical understanding on the color-risk dimension and its importance for the user’s decision-making processes.
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HCI (24) - Understanding Color Risk Appropriateness: Influence of Color on a User’s Decision to Comply with the IT Security Policy—Evidence from the U.S. and India
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2017Co-Authors: Mario Silic, Mato Njavro, Goran OblakovicAbstract:Color is a complex visual and design element that can produce various emotional, psychological and physical outcomes that can be expressed through religious, cultural, political or social meanings. Past studies have confirmed that culture is an important and integral part of the decision-making process in which color appeal is a salient antecedent to behavioral intentions in culturally distinct countries. However, in the context of computer Warning messages, we are lacking clear evidence of how color risk appropriateness (CRA) affects users’ decision-making processes. Supported by the color-in-context theory, our research investigates the color risk appropriateness impact on the perceived risk in two different cultures. We found that different colors behave differently in the specific Warning Banner context in which CRA is an important antecedent to users’ compliance. Overall, we advance current theoretical understanding on the color-risk dimension and its importance for the user’s decision-making processes.
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restrictive deterrence impact of Warning Banner messages on repeated low trust software use
International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, 2016Co-Authors: Mario Silic, Dario Silic, Goran OblakovicAbstract:This research paper focuses on the Warning messages that are one of the last lines of defense against cybercriminals. The effectiveness of Warnings in influencing usersâ behavior when using low-trust (potentially malicious) software has not been adequately addressed by the prior research. Using the restrictive deterrence theory, supported by the Communication-Human Information Processing (C-HIP) Model, we conducted an experimental study investigating the influence of Warning messages on the repeated use of low-trust software. The results suggest that the use of low-trust software could be reduced in frequency, or completely abandoned, in the presence of Warning messages, whereby security incidents could be better mitigated and reduced. We suggest several implications for practitioners and offer some interesting theoretical insights.
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ICEIS (2) - Restrictive Deterrence: Impact of Warning Banner Messages on Repeated Low-trust Software Use
Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, 2016Co-Authors: Mario Silic, Dario Silic, Goran OblakovicAbstract:This research paper focuses on the Warning messages that are one of the last lines of defense against cybercriminals. The effectiveness of Warnings in influencing usersâ behavior when using low-trust (potentially malicious) software has not been adequately addressed by the prior research. Using the restrictive deterrence theory, supported by the Communication-Human Information Processing (C-HIP) Model, we conducted an experimental study investigating the influence of Warning messages on the repeated use of low-trust software. The results suggest that the use of low-trust software could be reduced in frequency, or completely abandoned, in the presence of Warning messages, whereby security incidents could be better mitigated and reduced. We suggest several implications for practitioners and offer some interesting theoretical insights.
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THE EFFECTS OF COLOUR ON USERS’ COMPLIANCE WITH Warning Banner MESSAGES ACROSS CULTURES
2016Co-Authors: Mario Silic, Dario Silic, Goran OblakovicAbstract:The objective of this research in progress is to understand how colour affects users’ decision-making processes in the context of Warning Banner messages. So far, little research has examined this complex psychological and cognitive process wherein the psychology of colour can play an important role in the relationship between the Warning message and the user’s decision-making process (the decision to continue or to exit). We aim to close the existing research gap by studying the effects of colour on users’ decision-making processes across different cultures. More precisely, we intend to understand: 1) how different colour applications (black, blue, yellow, red, green, white) influence users’ decision-making processes; 2) how diverse cultural groups are affected by different colour applications and 3) how Warning messages impact the users’ decision-making processes during the first and successive event occurrences. We build our work on the theory of psychological reversals to colour, supported by the Cognitive-Affective model of communication. We intend to conduct online experiments across different cultures, measuring actual users’ behaviour. The results of this study will reveal new factors that influence users’ attention. This could advance our understanding of the psychological process that precedes the decision itself and may offer important theoretical and practical implications.
Michel Cukier - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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illegal roaming and file manipulation on target computers assessing the effect of sanction threats on system trespassers online behaviors
Criminology and public policy, 2017Co-Authors: Alexander Testa, David Maimon, Bertrand Sobesto, Michel CukierAbstract:Research Summary The results of previous research indicate that the presentation of deterring situational stimuli in an attacked computing environment shapes system trespassers’ avoiding online behaviors during the progression of a system trespassing event. Nevertheless, none of these studies comprised an investigation of whether the effect of deterring cues influence system trespassers’ activities on the system. Moreover, no prior research has been aimed at exploring whether the effect of deterring cues is consistent across different types of system trespassers. We examine whether the effect of situational deterring cues in an attacked computer system influenced the likelihood of system trespassers engaging in active online behaviors on an attacked system, and whether this effect varies based on different levels of administrative privileges taken by system trespassers. By using data from a randomized experiment, we find that a situational deterring cue reduced the probability of system trespassers with fewer privileges on the attacked computer system (nonadministrative users) to enter activity commands. In contrast, the presence of these cues in the attacked system did not affect the probability of system trespassers with the highest level of privileges (administrative users) to enter these commands. Policy Implications In developing policies to curtail malicious online behavior committed by system trespassers, a “one-policy-fits-all” approach is often employed by information technology (IT) teams to protect their organizations. Our results suggest that although the use of a Warning Banner is effective in reducing the amount of harmful commands entered into a computer system by nonadministrative users, such a policy is ineffective in deterring trespassers who take over a network with administrative privileges. Accordingly, it is important to recognize that the effectiveness of deterring stimuli in cyberspace is largely dependent on the level of administrative privileges taken by the system trespasser when breaking into the system. These findings present the need for the development and implementation of flexible policies in deterring system trespassers.
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restrictive deterrent effects of a Warning Banner in an attacked computer system
Criminology, 2014Co-Authors: David Maimon, Mariel Alper, Bertrand Sobesto, Michel CukierAbstract:System trespassing by computer intruders is a growing concern among millions of Internet users. However, little research has employed criminological insights to explore the effectiveness of security means to deter unauthorized access to computer systems. Drawing on the deterrence perspective, we employ a large set of target computers built for the sole purpose of being attacked and conduct two independent experiments to investigate the influence of a Warning Banner on the progression, frequency, and duration of system trespassing incidents. In both experiments, the target computers (86 computers in the first experiment and 502 computers in the second) were set either to display or not to display a Warning Banner once intruders had successfully infiltrated the systems; 1,058 trespassing incidents were observed in the first experiment and 3,768 incidents in the second. The findings reveal that although a Warning Banner does not lead to an immediate termination or a reduction in the frequency of trespassing incidents, it significantly reduces their duration. Moreover, we find that the effect of a Warning message on the duration of repeated trespassing incidents is attenuated in computers with a large bandwidth capacity. These findings emphasize the relevance of restrictive deterrence constructs in the study of system trespassing.
Adrian Holzer - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Effects of Color Appeal, Perceived Risk and Culture on User's Decision in Presence of Warning Banner Message
Social Science Research Network, 2017Co-Authors: Mario Silic, Dianne Cyr, Andrea Back, Adrian HolzerAbstract:Color is present in every aspect of human life, and color is driving our decisions. In the digital computer Warning realm, in which a Warning message is a communication mechanism, color represents an important design element, which aims at preventing the hazard and reducing negative outcomes from the user’s action. Interestingly, we are lacking the understanding of how color appeal influences behavioral intentions in culturally distinct countries when it comes to paying more attention to Warning messages. We conducted a cross-cultural investigation by running an online experiment, followed by a survey of 258 participants from the United States and India. Supported by the color-in-context theory, we found that culture is an important dimension in the specific Warning message context in which color appeal is a salient antecedent to behavioral intentions in culturally distinct countries. We derive several theoretical contributions and practitioners’ insights.
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HICSS - Effects of Color Appeal, Perceived Risk and Culture on User’s Decision in Presence of Warning Banner Message
Proceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (2017), 2017Co-Authors: Mario Silic, Dianne Cyr, Andrea Back, Adrian HolzerAbstract:Color is present in every aspect of human life, and color is driving our decisions. In the digital computer Warning realm, in which a Warning message is a communication mechanism, color represents an important design element, which aims at preventing the hazard and reducing negative outcomes from the user’s action. Interestingly, we are lacking the understanding of how color appeal influences behavioral intentions in culturally distinct countries when it comes to paying more attention to Warning messages. We conducted a cross-cultural investigation by running an online experiment, followed by a survey of 258 participants from the United States and India. Supported by the color-in-context theory, we found that culture is an important dimension in the specific Warning message context in which color appeal is a salient antecedent to behavioral intentions in culturally distinct countries. We derive several theoretical contributions and practitioners’ insights.
Dario Silic - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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restrictive deterrence impact of Warning Banner messages on repeated low trust software use
International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, 2016Co-Authors: Mario Silic, Dario Silic, Goran OblakovicAbstract:This research paper focuses on the Warning messages that are one of the last lines of defense against cybercriminals. The effectiveness of Warnings in influencing usersâ behavior when using low-trust (potentially malicious) software has not been adequately addressed by the prior research. Using the restrictive deterrence theory, supported by the Communication-Human Information Processing (C-HIP) Model, we conducted an experimental study investigating the influence of Warning messages on the repeated use of low-trust software. The results suggest that the use of low-trust software could be reduced in frequency, or completely abandoned, in the presence of Warning messages, whereby security incidents could be better mitigated and reduced. We suggest several implications for practitioners and offer some interesting theoretical insights.
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ICEIS (2) - Restrictive Deterrence: Impact of Warning Banner Messages on Repeated Low-trust Software Use
Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, 2016Co-Authors: Mario Silic, Dario Silic, Goran OblakovicAbstract:This research paper focuses on the Warning messages that are one of the last lines of defense against cybercriminals. The effectiveness of Warnings in influencing usersâ behavior when using low-trust (potentially malicious) software has not been adequately addressed by the prior research. Using the restrictive deterrence theory, supported by the Communication-Human Information Processing (C-HIP) Model, we conducted an experimental study investigating the influence of Warning messages on the repeated use of low-trust software. The results suggest that the use of low-trust software could be reduced in frequency, or completely abandoned, in the presence of Warning messages, whereby security incidents could be better mitigated and reduced. We suggest several implications for practitioners and offer some interesting theoretical insights.
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THE EFFECTS OF COLOUR ON USERS’ COMPLIANCE WITH Warning Banner MESSAGES ACROSS CULTURES
2016Co-Authors: Mario Silic, Dario Silic, Goran OblakovicAbstract:The objective of this research in progress is to understand how colour affects users’ decision-making processes in the context of Warning Banner messages. So far, little research has examined this complex psychological and cognitive process wherein the psychology of colour can play an important role in the relationship between the Warning message and the user’s decision-making process (the decision to continue or to exit). We aim to close the existing research gap by studying the effects of colour on users’ decision-making processes across different cultures. More precisely, we intend to understand: 1) how different colour applications (black, blue, yellow, red, green, white) influence users’ decision-making processes; 2) how diverse cultural groups are affected by different colour applications and 3) how Warning messages impact the users’ decision-making processes during the first and successive event occurrences. We build our work on the theory of psychological reversals to colour, supported by the Cognitive-Affective model of communication. We intend to conduct online experiments across different cultures, measuring actual users’ behaviour. The results of this study will reveal new factors that influence users’ attention. This could advance our understanding of the psychological process that precedes the decision itself and may offer important theoretical and practical implications.
