Always connected, but are smart mobile users getting more security savvy? A survey of smart mobile device users

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1347-1360

  Imgraben, James ^a   Engelbrecht, Alewyn ^a   Choo, Kim Kwang Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cyber crime; Malware; Mobile security; Phishing; Security survey; Smart mobile devices; Unauthorised access

Indexed keywords

CRIME; MALWARE; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SURVEYS;

AWARENESS PROGRAMMES; COLLECTIVE IDENTITY; CYBER-CRIMES; MOBILE DEVICE USERS; PHISHING; SECURITY SURVEY; UNAUTHORISED ACCESS; UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

MOBILE SECURITY;

EID: 84919570761     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144929X.2014.934286     Document Type: Article

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