Before revision: Compared to URLanizations , civil URLanizations (CSOs) often operate in elevated-risk contexts, and attacks against them carry much greater ramifications, including threatsto freedom of expression, liberty, and life. We aim to capture the factors that affect the attitudes and intentions of CSO employees to engage in security and privacy behaviors by using a survey-based study to collect data about employees working at US-based civil society groups.
After revision: Compared to URLanizations , civil URLanizations (CSOs) are particularly vulnerable to security and privacy threats, as they lack adequate resources and expertise to defend themselves. At the same time, their security needs and practices have not gained much attention among researchers, and existing solutions designed for the average users do not consider the contexts in which CSO employees operate. As part of our preliminary work, we conducted an anonymous online survey with 102 CSO employees to engage in security and privacy behaviors by using a survey-based study to collect data about employees working at US-based civil society groups.