Information and Computer Security
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Cybersecurity educational games: a theoretical framework
Mark I Hwang, Susan HelserComputer games that teach cybersecurity concepts have been developed to help both individuals and organizations shore up their defence against cybercrimes. Evidence of the…
Visualising personas as goal models to find security tensions
Shamal Faily, Claudia Iacob, Raian Ali, Duncan Ki-AriesThis paper aims to present a tool-supported approach for visualising personas as social goal models, which can subsequently be used to identify security tensions.
Response to a phishing attack: persuasion and protection motivation in an organizational context
Piers Bayl-Smith, Ronnie Taib, Kun Yu, Mark WigginsThis study aims to examine the effect of cybersecurity threat and efficacy upon click-through, response to a phishing attack: persuasion and protection motivation in an…
Reducing tax identity theft by identifying vulnerability points in the electronic tax filing process
Benjamin K. Ngugi, Kuo-Ting Hung, Yuanxiang John LiTax Identity Theft involves the illegal use of a potential taxpayer’s identity, usually the social security number, to fraudulently file a tax return and claim a refund…
To click or not to click the link: the factors influencing internet banking users’ intention in responding to phishing emails
Suganthi Manoharan, Norliza Katuk, Syahida Hassan, Rahayu AhmadDespite internet banking’s popularity, there is a rise in phishing attacks related to online banking transactions. Phishing attacks involved the process of sending out…
Key competencies for critical infrastructure cyber-security: a systematic literature review
Nabin Chowdhury, Vasileios GkioulosThe purpose of this paper can be encapsulated in the following points: identify the research papers published on the topic: competencies and skills necessary for critical…
An information classification model for public sector organizations in Sweden: a case study of a Swedish municipality
Jan-Halvard Bergquist, Samantha Tinet, Shang GaoThe purpose of this study is to create an information classification model that is tailored to suit the specific needs of public sector organizations in Sweden.
From rationale to lessons learned in the cloud information security risk assessment: a study of organizations in Sweden
Ana Faizi, Ali Padyab, Andreas NaessThis study aims to address the issue of practicing information security risk assessment (ISRA) on cloud solutions by studying municipalities and large organizations in Sweden.
Predicting information security culture among employees of telecommunication companies in an emerging market
Nurul Asmui Azmi Md Azmi, Ai Ping Teoh, Ali Vafaei-Zadeh, Haniruzila HanifahThe purpose of this study is to examine factors, which influence information security culture among employees of telecommunications companies. The motivation for this…
To sell, or not to sell: social media data-breach in second-hand Android devices
Oussama BenRhouma, Ali AlZahrani, Ahmad AlKhodre, Abdallah Namoun, Wasim Ahmad BhatThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the private-data pertaining to the interaction of users with social media applications that can be recovered from second-hand…
The hindrance of cloud computing acceptance within the financial sectors in Germany
Harrison StewartThe purpose of this study is to develop a model called “IaaS adoption” to identify the various challenges and precise implications that hinder the adoption of…
How different rewards tend to influence employee non-compliance with information security policies
Rima Khatib, Henri BarkiTo help reduce the increasing number of information security breaches that are caused by insiders, past research has examined employee non-compliance with information…
Cyberattacks against the health-care sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic
Ruti Gafni, Tal PavelThis paper aims to analyze the changes in cyberattacks against the health-care sector during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A look into user’s privacy perceptions and data practices of IoT devices
Mahdi Nasrullah Al-Ameen, Apoorva Chauhan, M.A. Manazir Ahsan, Huzeyfe KocabasWith the rapid deployment of internet of things (IoT) technologies, it has been essential to address the security and privacy issues through maintaining transparency in…
The impact of general data protection regulation on software engineering practices
Luís Leite, Daniel Rodrigues dos Santos, Fernando AlmeidaThis paper aims to explore the changes imposed by the general data protection regulation (GDPR) on software engineering practices. The fundamental objective is to have a…
Exploring potential gender differences in information security and privacy
Tanya McGill, Nik ThompsonInformation technology users often fail to adopt necessary security and privacy measures, leading to increased risk of cybercrimes. There has been limited research on how…
Bayesian evaluation of privacy-preserving risk communication for user android app preferences
Behnood Momenzadeh, Shakthidhar Gopavaram, Sanchari Das, L. Jean CampThe purpose of this paper is to propose practical and usable interactions that will allow more informed, risk-aware comparisons for individuals during app selections. The…
Users’ perception of cybersecurity, trust and cloud computing providers’ performance
Hongjiang Xu, Sakthi MahenthiranThis study aims to develop a scale to measure the cloud provider’s performance and it investigates the factors that impact that performance from the users’ perspective.
Examining the relationship between e-government development, nation’s cyber-security commitment, business usage and economic prosperity: a cross-country analysis
Ben Krishna, Sebastian M.P.This study aims to propose a model to examine the relationships between e-government development, cybersecurity commitment, business usage and economic prosperity of the country.
Accessible authentication: dyslexia and password strategies
Karen Renaud, Graham Johnson, Jacques OphoffThe purpose of this paper is to reveal the lived experiences of dyslexics in engaging with all kinds of alphanumeric authentication mechanisms.
Validating an information privacy governance questionnaire to measure the perception of employees
Paulus Swartz, Adele Da Veiga, Nico MartinsThis study aims to conduct a survey in a bank to measure the perception of employees towards the effective governance of information privacy and at the same time…
Factors affecting organizational adoption and acceptance of computer-based security awareness training tools
Laila DahabiyehAs insiders remain to be a main reason behind security breaches, effective information security awareness campaigns become critical in protecting organizations from…
Towards a cross-cultural education framework for online safety awareness
Ram Herkanaidu, Steven M. Furnell, Maria PapadakiThe purpose of this study is to determine effective online safety awareness education for young people in less developed countries. The research followed an explanatory…
Collective information security behaviour: a technology-driven framework
Dirk P. Snyman, Hennie KrugerThis paper aims to present the development of a framework for evaluating group behaviour in information security in practice.
Introducing the concept of cybersecurity footprint
Yair Levy, Ruti GafniThis paper aims to introduce the concept of cybersecurity footprint.
Assessing information security behaviour: a self-determination theory perspective
Yotamu Gangire, Adéle Da Veiga, Marlien HerselmanThis paper outlines the development of a validated questionnaire for assessing information security behaviour. The purpose of this paper is to present data from the…
Exploring the meaning of usable security – a literature review
Markus Lennartsson, Joakim Kävrestad, Marcus NohlbergFor decades, literature has reported on the perceived conflict between usability and security. This mutual trade-off needs to be considered and addressed whenever security…
An improved feature extraction algorithm for insider threat using hidden Markov model on user behavior detection
Xiaoyun Ye, Myung-Mook HanBy using a new feature extraction method on the Cert data set and using a hidden Markov model (HMM) to model and analyze the behavior of users to distinguish whether the…
ISSN:
2056-4961Renamed from:
Information Management & Computer SecurityOnline date, start – end:
2015Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Prof Steven Furnell
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