Welcome to the Cyber Security Social Engineering Awareness Interview

You are invited to participate in a research study entitled Contemporary Cyber Security Social Engineering Measures, Tools and Solutions: Explorative Interviews. As a PhD candidate at the University of Newcastle, Australia in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computing, I am conducting this questionnaire as part of my PhD research. The purpose of the research is to find the best working tools, procedures, policies, etc used to mitigate social engineering threats. This is in order to our study help find reliable solutions for creating a cyber security safe working environment..

Your participation in this research project is completely voluntary. At all stages of the study, your responses will remain anonymous since no personal information or your device’s IP addresses will be collected. You have the right to withdraw at any stage up until the completion of the survey.

If you agree to participate in this project, please consent to the three questions below by selecting the check box for each. Enter the 6 digit authentication number provided in your recruitment reply email and then click the button ("START SURVEY").

You will then be asked to answer eight questions as best you can based on your professional and personal experience in a cyber security social engineering context. It should take approximately 15 minutes to complete.

If you have any questions about this project, feel free to contact Hussain Aldawood at hussain.aldawood@uon.edu.au

Thank you for your assistance in this important endeavour.

Click HERE to read (and download) the full information statement

  I am 18 (or more) years old.


  I agree to participate in this survey.


  I have read and understand the information statement.

  6 digit authorisation number.


Ethics Approval Project Details

Chief Investigator: Doctor Geoffrey Skinner

University of Newcastle Ethics Protocol Number: H-2019-0355

Protocol Title: Contemporary Cyber Security Social Engineering Measures, Tools and Solutions: Explorative Interviews