Verena Distler

schoolUniversity of Luxembourgbar_chart#1328 Global Rank

Total Papers

HCI Rank

#1328

Research Areas

Years Active

Recent Publications

Too Many Zombies: Exploring Challenges and Motivations for (Not) Deleting Unused Online Accounts

Unused online accounts (“zombie accounts”) pose avoidable privacy and security risks by retaining personal data that may be exposed in breaches. Yet, little is known about when and how to effectively prompt users to delete them. This work investigates the challenges users encounter when attempting to delete zombie acc…

CHI '253rd AuthorHonorable MentionCybersecurity Training & Awareness

Beyond Deterrence: A Systematic Review of the Role of Autonomous Motivation in Organizational Security Behavior Studies

What drives employees to ensure security when handling information assets in organizations? There is growing interest from the security behavior community in how autonomous motivators shape employees’ security-related behaviors. To reconcile the scattered viewpoints on autonomous motivation and synthesize findings fro…

CHI '245th+ AuthorPrivacy by Design & User Control +1

The Effects of Group Discussion and Role-playing Training on Self-efficacy, Support-seeking, and Reporting Phishing Emails: Evidence from a Mixed-design Experiment

Organizations rely on phishing interventions to enhance employees' vigilance and safe responses to phishing emails that bypass technical solutions. While various resources are available to counteract phishing, studies emphasize the need for interactive and practical training approaches. To investigate the effectivenes…

CHI '233rd AuthorPrivacy by Design & User Control +2

"We Need a Big Revolution in Email Advertising": Users' Perception of Persuasion in Permission-based Advertising Emails

Persuasive tactics intend to encourage users to open advertising emails. However, these tactics can overwhelm users, which makes them frustrated and leads to lower open rates. This paper intends to understand which persuasive tactics are used and how they are perceived by users. We first developed a categorization of…

CHI '23CorrespondingAlgorithmic Transparency & Auditability +2

The Influence of Context on Response to Spear-Phishing Attacks: an In-Situ Deception Study

In today's digitized societies, phishing attacks are a security threat with damaging consequences. Organizations remain vulnerable to phishing attacks, and it is not clear how the work context influences people’s perceptions and behaviors related to phishing attempts. I investigate (1) how contextual factors influence…

CHI '191st AuthorAlgorithmic Transparency & Auditability +2

Security – Visible, Yet Unseen? How Displaying Security Mechanisms Impacts User Experience and Perceived Security

An unsolved debate in the field of usable security concerns whether security mechanisms should be visible, or blackboxed away from the user for the sake of usability. However, tying this question to pragmatic usability factors only might be simplistic. This study aims at researching the impact of displaying security m…

CHI '181st AuthorAutomated Driving Interface & Takeover Design +1

Acceptability and Acceptance of Autonomous Mobility on Demand: the Impact of an Immersive Experience

Autonomous vehicles have the potential to fundamentally change existing transportation systems. Beyond legal concerns, these societal evolutions will critically depend on user acceptance. As an emerging mode of public transportation [7], Autonomous mobility on demand (AMoD) is of particular interest in this context. T…

Quick Actions

Share this page

ios_share

X in mail

https://hci.top/en/authors/349?source=all