Effect of dynamic text on habituation to polymorphic warnings

Pranith Abbaraju; Kevin A. Harmon; Jaeki Song

Effect of dynamic text on habituation to polymorphic warnings

Pranith Abbaraju, Kevin A. Harmon, Jaeki Song

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Abstract

Security warnings are vital to keeping users safe while interacting with the IT environment amidst a myriad of risks and threats. Despite their importance, security warnings are often ignored. One useful explanation for this behavior is the effect of habituation to security warnings. Previous researchers designed polymorphic warnings that varied the graphical designs of warning messages in a successful attempt to reduce the effect of habituation. This study examines the effect of using dynamic text within polymorphic warnings to further reduce habituation while increasing attention and compliance with warnings.

Original language	English
State	Published - Jan 1 2019
Event	25th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2019 - Cancun, Mexico Duration: Aug 15 2019 → Aug 17 2019

Conference

Conference	25th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2019
Country	Mexico
City	Cancun
Period	08/15/19 → 08/17/19

Keywords

Attention
Cybersecurity
Dynamic text
Habituation
Information security behavior
Polymorphic warnings
Security warnings
Static text

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