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Towards Comprehensive Information Security Awareness: A Systematic Classification of Concerns among University Students




List of AuthorsAli Farooq, Shamil Alifov, Seppo Virtanen, Jouni Isoaho

EditorsRaymond Bond, Maurice Mulvenna, Jonathan Wallace, Michaela Black

Conference nameInternational BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference

Publication year2018

JournalElectronic Workshops in Computing

Book title *Proceedings of the 32nd International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference (HCI 2018)

Title of seriesElectronic Workshops in Computing

ISSN1477-9358

URLhttps://ewic.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/60156

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/35767216


Abstract

In this paper, we
have systematically identified and classified information security concerns
(ISCs) of university students into areas where
users perceive information security threats. 354 university students
were asked to elicit their level of concern on a given set of 74 ISCs using a 7-point scale. Factor analysis (PCA) produced
an 11-factor solution, each factor
depicting an area of concern. These areas were
related to Personal (legal awareness), Social (Sociality), Institutional (Staff
member lapses, University networks), Technological (Online social network use,
Intrusive service providers, Web browsing and email, Smartphone use, Electronic
device use, and Conventional threats), and Non-technological (Cards and wallets
security) aspects of student’s day-to-day life. The majority of the
students (66%) showed concerns related to online social network use, whereas,
only 40% of them shown concerns related to sociality. The highest level of concerns
was related to service providers, whereas the lowest level of concerns was related to sociality


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