Scare tactics - A viable weapon in the security war?

Computer Fraud and Security

Volumn 2009, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 6-10

  Furnell, Steven ^a   Papadaki, Maria ^a   Thomson, Kerry Lynn ^a  

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Indexed keywords

END USERS; SECURITY ADMINISTRATOR; SECURITY PRACTICE; TECHNOLOGY-BASED;

NETWORK SECURITY;

EID: 72949106747     PISSN: 13613723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1361-3723(09)70151-4     Document Type: Article

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