Predicting individuals’ vulnerability to social engineering in social networks

Cybersecurity

Table 10 Demographic factors impact on user susceptibility to SE

Demographic Variable	Regression Analysis			Variance Test		Means
Demographic Variable	Std. Beta	t	Sig.	t-value/ f-value	Sig.	Means
Gender	0.133	2.381	0.018	−2.415	0.016	Male			Female
Gender	0.133	2.381	0.018	−2.415	0.016	1.87			2.14
Age	0.096	1.714	0.088	1.932	0.124	18–24	25–34		35–44		45–55
Age	0.096	1.714	0.088	1.932	0.124	1.97	2.28		1.95		2.56
Education	0.068	1.201	0.231	0.919	0.432	High school	Bachelor		Master		Other
Education	0.068	1.201	0.231	0.919	0.432	1.98	2.12		1.93		2.7
Major	0.112	1.990	0.047	5.164	< 0.001	Comp/IT	Eng	Bus	Med	Sci	Hum	Other
Major	0.112	1.990	0.047	5.164	< 0.001	1.78	1.89	2.72	2.46	2.23	2.57	2.05