Predicted and observed user behavior in the weakest-link security game

Jens Grossklags; Nicolas Christin; John Chuang

Predicted and observed user behavior in the weakest-link security game

Jens Grossklags, Nicolas Christin, John Chuang

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Abstract

We aim to advance the understanding of individual security decision-making, by combining formal and behavioral analysis. We sketch a game-theoretic model of security decision-making that generalizes the “weakest link” game, and describe a controlled laboratory experiment to reveal differences between predicted and observed user behavior. Results of a pilot study yield possible explanations for behaviors observed in the wild: users show some willingness to experiment with parameters, rarely converge to a fixed behavior, and face difficulties isolating the impact of individual parameters.

Original language	English
State	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes
Event	2008 Usability, Psychology, and Security, UPSEC 2008 - San Francisco, United States Duration: 14 Apr 2008 → …

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Conference	2008 Usability, Psychology, and Security, UPSEC 2008
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco
Period	14/04/08 → …

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