Keeping our network safe: A model of online protection behaviour

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 445-454

  Lee, Doohwang ^a   Larose, Robert ^a   Rifon, Nora ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet; Online protection behaviour; Protection motivation theory; Social cognitive theory; Virus

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SERVICES; LEARNING SYSTEMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SECURITY OF DATA;

INTERNET; ONLINE PROTECTION BEHAVIOUR; PROTECTION MOTIVATION THEORY; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; VIRUS;

COMPUTER VIRUSES;

EID: 51749090174     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01449290600879344     Document Type: Article

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