
Dr Malcolm Pattinson
Adelaide Research Fellow
Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research)
Division of Research and Innovation
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
I am currently a Senior Research Fellow in the Adelaide Business School. Over the last two decades, my work has been dedicated to teaching and research in the domain of Information Security and Cyber Security, particularly in regard to the behaviour of digital-device users and how it impacts on organisational security. I am an integral member the multi-disciplinary Human Aspects of Cyber Security (HACS) Research Group, which has conducted research projects relating to: susceptibility of phishing email recipients; social engineering techniques of hackers; risk perceptions and behaviours of employees; cognitive aspects and personality traits of computer users; and the information security awareness of individuals. I am also a board member of the IFIP International Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance (HAISA) conference, having hosted the November 2017 conference in Adelaide, Australia.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2017 - 2017 Adelaide Research Fellow University of Adelaide 2010 - ongoing Senior Research Fellow Unirversity of Adelaide 1990 - 2009 Lecturer University of South Australia -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title Univeristy of Adelaide Australia PhD Flinders University Australia M. Commerce (by Research) University of South Australia Australia B. App. Sc. (Data Processing) -
Certifications
Date Title Institution name Country — Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) ISACA - — Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) ISACA - — Certified in the Governance of Enterprice Information Technology (CGEIT) ISACA - — Certified in Risk and Information System Controls (CRISC) ISACA - -
Research Interests
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Journals
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2021 Ravidas, D., Pattinson, M. R., & Oliver, P. (2021). Cyber Security in Healthcare Organisations. In IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology Vol. 613 (pp. 3-11). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
2018 Parsons, K., Butavicius, M., Lillie, M., Calic, D., McCormac, A., & Pattinson, M. (2018). Which individual, cultural, organisational and inerventional factors explain phishing resilience?. In N. Clarke, & S. Furnell (Eds.), Proceedings of the Twelfth International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2018) (pp. 1-11). Dundee, Scotland, UK: University of Plymouth.
WoS52018 Pattinson, M., Butavicius, M., Ciccarello, B., Lillie, M., Parsons, K., Calic, D., & McCormac, A. (2018). Adapting Cyber-Security Training to Your Employees. In N. Clarke, & S. Furnell (Eds.), PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWELFTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON HUMAN ASPECTS OF INFORMATION SECURITY & ASSURANCE (HAISA 2018) (pp. 67-79). Dundee, SCOTLAND: PLYMOUTH UNIV.
WoS32016 McCormac, A., Calic, D., Parsons, K., Zwaans, T., Butavicius, M., & Pattinson, M. (2016). Test-retest reliability and internal consistency of the human aspects of information security questionnaire (HAIS-Q). In Proceedings of the 27th Australasian Conference on Information Systems, ACIS 2016 (pp. 1-12). online: AIS.
Scopus132016 Calic, D., Pattinson, M., Parsons, K., Butavicius, M., & McCormac, A. (2016). Naïve and accidental behaviours that compromise information security: what the experts think. In N. Clarke, & S. Furnell (Eds.), Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (pp. 12-21). Frankfurt, Germany: Plymouth University.
Scopus132016 Pattinson, M., Butavicius, M., Parsons, K., McCormac, A., Calic, D., & Jerram, C. (2016). The information security awareness of bank employees. In Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance, HAISA 2016 (pp. 189-198).
Scopus42015 Pattinson, M., Butavicius, M., Parsons, K., McCormac, A., & Jerram, C. (2015). Examining attitudes toward information security behaviour using mixed methods. In S. Furnell, & N. Clarke (Eds.), Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance, HAISA 2015 (pp. 57-70). United Kingdom: Plymouth University.
Scopus112015 Parsons, K., Butavicius, M., Pattinson, M., McCormac, A., Calic, D., & Jerram, C. (2015). Do users focus on the correct cues to differentiate between phishing and genuine emails?. In ACIS 2015 Proceedings - 26th Australasian Conference on Information Systems. Online: Association for Information Systems.
Scopus102015 Butavicius, M., Parsons, K., Pattinson, M., & McCormac, A. (2015). Breaching the human firewall: Social engineering in phishing and spear-phishing emails. In ACIS 2015 Proceedings - 26th Australasian Conference on Information Systems. Online: Association for Information Systems.
Scopus262015 Pattinson, M., Butavicius, M., Parsons, K., McCormac, A., & Calic, D. (2015). Factors that influence information security behavior: an Australian web-based study. In T. Tryfonas, & I. Askoxylakis (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Human Aspects of Information Security, Privacy, and Trust Vol. 9190 (pp. 231-241). Los Angeles, CA: Springer.
Scopus302014 Parsons, K., Mccormac, A., Pattinson, M., Butavicius, M., & Jerram, C. (2014). Using actions and intentions to evaluate categorical responses to phishing and genuine emails. In Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance, HAISA 2014 (pp. 30-41). Plymouth, United Kingdom: University of Plymouth.
Scopus22013 Parsons, K., McCormac, A., Pattinson, M., Butavicius, M., & Jerram, C. (2013). An analysis of information security vulnerabilities at three Australian government organisations. In Proceedings of the European Information Security Multi-Conference, EISMC 2013 (pp. 34-44).
Scopus102013 Parsons, K., McCormac, A., Pattinson, M., Butavicius, M., & Jerram, C. (2013). Phishing for the truth: A scenario-based experiment of users’ behavioural response to emails. In L. Janczewski, H. Wolfe, & S. Shenoi (Eds.), IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology Vol. 405 (pp. 366-378). Auckland, NEW ZEALAND: SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN.
Scopus46 WoS282013 Pattinson, M., & Jerram, C. (2013). A study of information systems risk perceptions at a local government organisation. In Proceedings of the 24th Australasian Conference on Information Systems.
Scopus22013 Parsons, K., McCormac, A., Butavicius, M., Pattinson, M., & Jerram, C. (2013). The development of the human aspects of information security questionnaire (HAIS-Q). In Proceedings of the 24th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (pp. 1-12). Australia.
Scopus72011 Pattinson, M., Jerram, C., Parsons, K., McCormac, A., & Butavicius, M. (2011). Managing phishing emails: A scenario-based experiment. In Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance, HAISA 2011 (pp. 75-85).
Scopus62010 Pattinson, M., & Jerram, C. (2010). Examining end-user perceptions of information risks: an application of the Repertory Grid Technique. In Proceedings of the South African Information Security Multi-Conference (pp. 2-12). UK: University of Plymouth. 2009 Ram, J., & Pattinson, M. (2009). Exploring antecedents of organisational adoption of ERP and their effect on performance of firms. In Proceedings of the 17th European Conference on Information Systems (pp. 1-13). Online: Association for Information Systems.
Scopus72007 Pattinson, M., & Anderson, G. (2007). How well are information risks being communicated to your computer end-users?. In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance, HAISA 2007 (pp. 25-36).
Scopus12003 Pattinson, M. R. (2003). COMPLIANCE WITH AN INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT STANDARD: A NEW APPROACH. In 9th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2003 (pp. 2050-2058).
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2015 Co-Supervisor The Assessment and Management of Human Resource Risk for Personnel Deployed on International Operations Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Mark Golsby
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Board Memberships
Date Role Board name Institution name Country 2015 - 2016 Board Member Adelaide Chapter ISACA Australia
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