Publication Date
Spring 5-1-2025
School
Center for Computer and Information Technology; School of Business
Major
Information Technology
Keywords
social engineering, cyberattack, security awareness training
Disciplines
Technology and Innovation
Recommended Citation
Jiang, Baijun (Jack Skywalker), "Investigating Business Cybersecurity Vulnerability and Development of an Application for Security Awareness Training Platform for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises" (2025). Senior Honors Theses. 1516.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/honors/1516
Abstract
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly becoming prime targets for cybercriminals due to their limited IT expertise, inadequate cybersecurity investment, and insufficient security awareness training. The increasing sophistication of social engineering attacks are rendering traditional security awareness programs obsolete, as they fail to effectively promote behavior change. The proposed solution develops a software-based security awareness training program that integrates interactive activities, realistic scenarios, and gamified learning methods to engage employees and facilitate long-term behavioral change towards security awareness. Future research should focus on evaluating the effectiveness of the proposed training program in real-world scenarios to measure its impact on security behaviors within SMEs.
