Summary of the related work
| Ref. | Context | Investigated topics and factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shahbaznezhad et al. (2021) | Employees' Behavior in Phishing Attacks | This study examines three categories of factors, i.e. individual, organizational, and technological, which influence users' intentions when encountering phishing emails. Theory: Protection Motivation Theory/Theory of planned behavior/Deterrence theory |
| 2 | Buckley et al. (2023) | Employee phishing email behaviors | This study investigates the interplay among sociodemographic factors, cybersecurity training, phishing email typology, information processing, and both risky and secure email-response behaviors. Theory: Not Specified |
| 3 | Tian et al. (2023) | Phishing susceptibility across industries | This research examines how industry-specific characteristics affect susceptibility to phishing influence techniques. Theory: Self-Determination Theory |
| 4 | Frank et al. (2022) | Employees' phishing susceptibility | The study investigates a multidimensional model that incorporates three contextual components: social, task, and physical. This model explains why an employee may be susceptible to phishing attempts or, conversely, why they might resist them. Theory: Contextual theory |
| 5 | Pratama et al. (2025) | Employee phishing email behaviors | The study investigates the factors influencing employees' intentions to refrain from clicking links in phishing emails. The findings reveal that self-efficacy, perceived vulnerability, and perceived severity significantly influence employees' behavioral intentions. Theory: Protection Motivation Theory |
| 6 | Sumner et al. (2022) | Effectiveness of Anti-Phishing Training | This study investigates the influence of various factors on the effectiveness of anti-phishing training. It also explores the correlation between personality traits and an individual's susceptibility to phishing attempts. Theory: Technology threat avoidance theory |
| 7 | Sulaiman et al. (2022) | Cybersecurity behavior among governmental employees | This study examines the factors influencing the cybersecurity behavior of governmental employees. It addresses an often-ignored topic: how government employees handle cybersecurity risks. The findings reveal that high motivation, high severity, response efficacy, and self-efficacy are critical in exercising cybersecurity behavior. Theory: Protection Motivation Theory |
| 8 | Akib et al. (2025) | Cybersecurity compliance among banking employees | This study examines the role of policy provision and security training and awareness activities in the cybersecurity compliance behavior of banking employees. Theory: Protection Motivation Theory and Theory of Planned Behavior |
| 9 | Lee et al. (2023a) | Cybersecurity policy compliance among employees | The study examines both intrinsic and extrinsic factors that affect employees' psychological contract breach and cybersecurity compliance. Theory: Theory of Planned Behavior and General Deterrence Theory |
| 10 | Safa et al. (2019) | Employee Misconduct | This study concerns the insider threats to organizations in the context of cybersecurity. A novel framework is presented to mitigate insider threats by integrating multiple factors. Theory: Deterrence Theory, Situational Crime Prevention Theory, Theory of Planned Behaviour |
| Ref. | Context | Investigated topics and factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Employees' Behavior in Phishing Attacks | This study examines three categories of factors, i.e. individual, organizational, and technological, which influence users' intentions when encountering phishing emails. | |
| 2 | Employee phishing email behaviors | This study investigates the interplay among sociodemographic factors, cybersecurity training, phishing email typology, information processing, and both risky and secure email-response behaviors. | |
| 3 | Phishing susceptibility across industries | This research examines how industry-specific characteristics affect susceptibility to phishing influence techniques. | |
| 4 | Employees' phishing susceptibility | The study investigates a multidimensional model that incorporates three contextual components: social, task, and physical. This model explains why an employee may be susceptible to phishing attempts or, conversely, why they might resist them. | |
| 5 | Employee phishing email behaviors | The study investigates the factors influencing employees' intentions to refrain from clicking links in phishing emails. The findings reveal that self-efficacy, perceived vulnerability, and perceived severity significantly influence employees' behavioral intentions. | |
| 6 | Effectiveness of Anti-Phishing Training | This study investigates the influence of various factors on the effectiveness of anti-phishing training. It also explores the correlation between personality traits and an individual's susceptibility to phishing attempts. | |
| 7 | Cybersecurity behavior among governmental employees | This study examines the factors influencing the cybersecurity behavior of governmental employees. It addresses an often-ignored topic: how government employees handle cybersecurity risks. The findings reveal that high motivation, high severity, response efficacy, and self-efficacy are critical in exercising cybersecurity behavior. | |
| 8 | Cybersecurity compliance among banking employees | This study examines the role of policy provision and security training and awareness activities in the cybersecurity compliance behavior of banking employees. | |
| 9 | Cybersecurity policy compliance among employees | The study examines both intrinsic and extrinsic factors that affect employees' psychological contract breach and cybersecurity compliance. | |
| 10 | Employee Misconduct | This study concerns the insider threats to organizations in the context of cybersecurity. A novel framework is presented to mitigate insider threats by integrating multiple factors. |
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