Data underlying the research of VPN Mental Models Among Experts and Non-Experts in a Corporate Context

This dataset contains the summary of demographic information, anonymized semi-structured interview transcripts, and drawings resulting from our study on mental models or VPN technology among experts and non-experts in a professional service firm in the Netherlands. The interviews were conducted in June and July 2020. We conducted semi-structured interviews with eleven experts and seven non-experts. We also asked our participants to complete a drawing exercise to help participants to think aloud about how the VPN is organized and functions. Five interviews were conducted in English, and thirteen were in Dutch.<br>The interview questions were focused on the following topics:1) What a VPN is? 2) For what purpose a VPN is used? 3) What the technical infrastructure of a VPN looks like? 3) What the security benefits and/or risks of using a VPN are? 4) What changes occur in the threat landscape when using a VPN?5) What the impact of a possible attack could be when using a VPN.<br>This research project was reviewed and approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the Delft University of Technology (reference number: 55223).

本数据集收录了我们针对荷兰一家专业服务公司内的VPN（虚拟专用网络）技术心理模型开展研究的汇总资料，涵盖人口统计信息摘要、经匿名化处理的半结构化访谈转录文本，以及参与者绘制的相关绘图作品。本次研究的访谈于2020年6月至7月开展，共招募11名专家与7名非专家参与半结构化访谈。此外，我们要求参与者完成一项绘图任务，以辅助其出声思考VPN的组织架构与运行机制。其中5场访谈以英语进行，剩余13场采用荷兰语开展。
访谈议题聚焦以下方向：1）VPN的定义；2）VPN的使用用途；3）VPN的技术基础设施样貌；3）使用VPN的安全收益与/或风险；4）使用VPN时威胁环境发生的变化；5）使用VPN时遭遇攻击可能造成的影响。
本研究项目已通过代尔夫特理工大学（Delft University of Technology）人类研究伦理委员会的审查与批准，审批编号：55223。