Psychologist Deulin named the qualities that help people resist scammers. People who take cyber threats more seriously are more likely to behave in a “defensive manner,” he said.

Personality traits such as neuroticism and conscientiousness, as well as demographic factors such as age and education level, can influence knowledge and experience with technology. Deulin: “We should not forget that social engineering is being improved, new and more complex algorithms for the psychological processing of citizens are being developed”