How well are information risks being communicated to your computer end-users?

Information Management and Computer Security

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 362-371

  Pattinson, Malcom R ^a   Anderson, Grantley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Anderson Analyses   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Data security; Information; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SEMANTICS;

COMPUTER END-USERS; INFORMATION RISKS; RISK COMMUNICATION; SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL (SD);

SECURITY OF DATA;

EID: 34948822955     PISSN: 09685227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09685220710831107     Document Type: Article

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