Agreeable people more likely to be manipulated by cybercriminals, study finds

People with an agreeable personality have a higher chance of being manipulated by cybercriminals to share private and sensitive information, a new study at Stellenbosch University found.

“Among the personality traits that I examined; agreeableness emerged as the most vulnerable to social engineering tactics. Individuals with high levels of agreeableness were found to be particularly susceptible to manipulation by cybercriminals. Conversely, neuroticism, marked by emotional instability and anxiety, exhibited the lowest susceptibility to such attacks.Smit says people with an agreeable personality are compassionate, altruistic, friendly, trusting, sympathetic, kind and forgiving.

According to him, information about people's personality types and their susceptibility to social engineering attacks could help cybersecurity teams in businesses and organisations to incorporate effective mitigation strategies for each personality type. Organisations will also know which employees are more susceptible to these attacks by having a better understanding of their personality types.

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