Security beliefs and barriers for novice Internet users

Computers and Security

Volumn 27, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 235-240

  Furnell, Steven ^a   Tsaganidi, Valleria ^a   Phippen, Andy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Internet threats; Novice users; Online trust; Security awareness; User attitudes

Indexed keywords

INTERNET;

INTERNET SECURITIES; INTERNET USERS; NOVICE USERS; ONLINE TRUST; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; QUALITATIVE STUDIES; SECURITY AWARENESS; SECURITY TOOLS; USER ATTITUDES;

ONLINE SYSTEMS;

EID: 55649114179     PISSN: 01674048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cose.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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