Making security usable: Are things improving?

Computers and Security

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 434-443

  Furnell, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

End users; Human computer interaction; Internet Explorer 7; Security; Usability; Word 2007

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; HEURISTIC METHODS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; PROBLEM SOLVING;

INTERNET EXPLORER 7; USABILITY; WORD 2007;

SECURITY OF DATA;

EID: 34547950128     PISSN: 01674048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cose.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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