Improving end user behaviour in password utilization: An action research initiative

Systemic Practice and Action Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-72

  Charoen, Danuvasin ^a   Raman, Murali ^b   Olfman, Lorne ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION   (Thailand)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action research; Memory; Passwords; Security; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 37749015799     PISSN: 1094429X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11213-007-9082-4     Document Type: Article

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