Nov 4, 2011 | Research library
The sharing of personal data has emerged as a popular activity over online social networking sites like Facebook. As a result, the issue of online social network privacy has received significant attention in both the research literature and the mainstream media. Our...
Oct 15, 2011 | Research library
One of the most popular aids adopted by users to reduce the pain suffered from the use of passwords is browsers’ autocomplete feature. This feature, caching username and password after getting the user consent and using them later for automatic completion, is...
Sep 26, 2011 | Research library
The popularity of social networking websites among Internet users continues to grow, even though social networking remains a risk for users who do not participate with caution. Using protection motivation theory (PMT) as a theoretical lens to provide a research model,...
Sep 22, 2011 | Research library
Usability is arguably one of the most significant social topics and issues within the field of cybersecurity today. Supported by the need for confidentiality, integrity, availability and other concerns, security features have become standard components of the digital...
Sep 12, 2011 | Research library
This paper discusses the challenges faced by home computer users in the United States, most of whom have little computer security knowledge or training. Despite this, they regularly make security-related decisions, often unknowingly, guided by their “mental...
Sep 4, 2011 | Research library
Slowly but surely, academia and industry are fully accepting the importance of the human element as it pertains to achieving security and trust. Undoubtedly, one of the main motivations for this is the increase in attacks (e.g., social engineering and phishing) which...
