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Empowering End-Users Against PKI Vulnerabilities

Our Study Project

Empowering End-Users Against PKI Vulnerabilities: A User-Centric Approach is an NSF funded, IRB approved joint research project with University of Connecticut and Trinity College. This usability study tests the effectiveness of our extension, MobyPhish, in empowering users to identify and mitigate phishing attacks.

To collect data that provides meaningful insights about user behavior, our study has three stages. The first stage is a short-term study, where participants come into our labs and complete tasks with and without MobyPhish’s help.

Participants who finished the short-term study will have the opportunity to participate in our long-term study, the second stage of the usability study. During the long-term study participants will download MobyPhish to their personal computer and use it in their daily lives. In addition to this, they will complete 10 groups of tasks, similar to those in the short-study.

Finally, if participants complete both short and long-term studies, they can participate in an exit study. This last stage allows participants to provide information about their experience with MobyPhish in a longer format.

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How to Participate!

We invite you to participate in our research study aimed at enhancing web security and protecting against phishing attacks. Here’s how you can get involved:

1.) Sign Up for the Usability Study: Register to participate in person at Trinity College or the University of Connecticut. You’ll engage with MobyPhish while browsing the web, contributing valuable insights.

2.) Install MobyPhish on Your Laptop (At Your Own Risk): If you prefer, you can install the MobyPhish browser extension on your own laptop. Help us improve cybersecurity awareness and skills related to Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).

By participating, you’ll contribute to a safer online environment. Thank you for joining our mission!

Sign Up for the Study

Choose your preferred location to sign up:

Sign Up for the study at University of Connecticut

Sign Up for the study at Trinity College

Contact Us!

Have any questions, comments, or concerns? Please feel free to contact us!

Trinity College Contact Information: PI — Professor Ewa Syta

MobyPhish@trincoll.edu

University of Connecticut Contact Information: PI — Professor Amir Herzberg

mobyPhish@uconn.edu

No question, comment, or concern is too small!

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