WHY DO PEOPLE FALL FOR SCAMS? A PERSONALITY-BASED VIEW USING EYSENCK'S PEN MODEL

Social engineering (SE) attacks, which rely more on psychological manipulation than technical flaws, have become one of the most widespread threats in the cybersecurity space. Humans are considered the weakest link when it comes to cyber vulnerability. Though there has been number of studies regarding human errors and social engineering attacks, the influence of different personality traits remains less explored. In this study we try to map personality traits using PEN model Psychoticism, Neuroticism and Extraversion and the sub traits associated with them to susceptibility in different social engineering attacks. The framework emphasises the significance of personality-aware cybersecurity education and risk mitigation techniques while providing a theoretical basis for upcoming empirical research. By going beyond