Cyber Security Awareness, Knowledge and Behavior: A Comparative Study

Zwilling, Moti; Klien, Galit; Lesjak, Dušan; Wiechetek, Łukasz; Çetin, Fatih; Basım, H. Nejat

doi:10.1080/08874417.2020.1712269

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“…Cybersecurity personalities (e.g. Cain et al, 2018;Zwilling et al, 2020) supports such argument that threat knowledge affects people to engage in cyber protection behaviors.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…Within the context of the sudden migration of schools to remote education, the increasing demand for internet connectivity and even technology by students has widened opportunities for internet usage. The students in the process have become vulnerable to cyber threats and hazards (Zwilling et al, 2020). A review stresses that since COVID-19 spread, there has been an alarming increase in the number of cybercrime incidents (Hajj & Rony, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Cyber security attacks are commonly performed by "bad hackers" who are capable of committing a cybercrime (Zwilling et al, 2020). It may be in a form of phishing attacks, conference bombing, and ransomware attacks (Curran, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Does threat knowledge influence protective behaviors of students in the context of cyber security in remote learning amid COVID-19 crisis

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2021

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Amid the current period of massive migration to remote learning, it can be practically assumed in the context of cyber security that giving students threat knowledge will increase their protective behaviors. An emerging stance in behavior theories, however, offer an interesting ground on the dissociation between knowledge and behavior. This article is a preliminary study with the aim to test if threat knowledge influence protective behaviors of students in the context of cyber security in remote learning amid the COVID-19 crisis. Gathering data from a sample of students from a teacher education department of a Philippine university, modified questionnaires were used in online surveys. The results revealed that the students are somewhat knowledgeable about the possible threats and they sometimes practice protective behaviors in remote learning. This indicates a practical need to heighten the cyber security of the students. This study further found no significant relationship between threat knowledge and protective behaviors of the students. While this outcome contributes a piece of evidence in the current debate in behavior theories, further validation in other contexts is necessary.

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“…Cybersecurity personalities (e.g. Cain et al, 2018;Zwilling et al, 2020) supports such argument that threat knowledge affects people to engage in cyber protection behaviors.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 93%

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confidence: 99%

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Does threat knowledge influence protective behaviors of students in the context of cyber security in remote learning amid COVID-19 crisis

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2021

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“…Following various authors' propositions for scholars to develop internet-based cyber-training programs to assist students in higher education with CSA, [29][30][31] the study hypothesized a model to proffer theoretical and practical solutions to higher education students on cybersecurity training programs. Our hypotheses are as follows: The researcher's study model is shown in Figure 1.…”

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Cybersecurity awareness in Zimbabwean universities: Perspectives from the students

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Rudhumbu

Gombiro

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Security and Privacy

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The study investigated the cybersecurity awareness (CSA) in Zimbabwean universities from the perspectives of the students. The study hypothesized a model to proffer theoretical and practical solutions to higher education students on cybersecurity training programs. The paper used a positivist approach to test three hypotheses on CSA among Zimbabwe universities. To test the hypothesized model, a total of 322 questionnaires were distributed among three universities in Zimbabwe. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to test the data. ANOVA tests and regressions were used to test three hypotheses from the hypothesized model. Chi square was used for cross‐case analysis to test relationships between age, gender, education level, and institution on recoded variable CSA. The findings reveal that the social engineering attacks, malware attacks, and the internet of things attacks are all positively related to CSA findings from cross‐case analysis indicated that there were no differences on gender and age on CSA while there were differences on education level and institution on CSA. The findings from this study have implications for decision‐makers to come up with policies concerning CSA in the higher education sector.

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“…The consequences of these types of attack brought in what the cyber-security research community referred to as a ‘game changer’ in cyber-attack dynamics, highlighting the strong need for personnel training [ 3 , 4 , 5 ]. Furthermore, in the recent past, the cyber-security industry has undergone a significant shift in respect of acknowledging the importance of security training of users, transitioning from “users are the weak link of cyber-security” towards “users can be trained like muscles hence, improving a company’s overall security posture” [ 6 , 7 ]. The evolving change of stance is a fundamental trigger for change in cyber-security procedures, in turn stimulating a growing demand for training platforms.…”

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A Review of Cyber-Ranges and Test-Beds: Current and Future Trends

Ukwandu

Farah

Hindy

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Sensors

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Cyber situational awareness has been proven to be of value in forming a comprehensive understanding of threats and vulnerabilities within organisations, as the degree of exposure is governed by the prevailing levels of cyber-hygiene and established processes. A more accurate assessment of the security provision informs on the most vulnerable environments that necessitate more diligent management. The rapid proliferation in the automation of cyber-attacks is reducing the gap between information and operational technologies and the need to review the current levels of robustness against new sophisticated cyber-attacks, trends, technologies and mitigation countermeasures has become pressing. A deeper characterisation is also the basis with which to predict future vulnerabilities in turn guiding the most appropriate deployment technologies. Thus, refreshing established practices and the scope of the training to support the decision making of users and operators. The foundation of the training provision is the use of Cyber-Ranges (CRs) and Test-Beds (TBs), platforms/tools that help inculcate a deeper understanding of the evolution of an attack and the methodology to deploy the most impactful countermeasures to arrest breaches. In this paper, an evaluation of documented CRs and TBs platforms is evaluated. CRs and TBs are segmented by type, technology, threat scenarios, applications and the scope of attainable training. To enrich the analysis of documented CRs and TBs research and cap the study, a taxonomy is developed to provide a broader comprehension of the future of CRs and TBs. The taxonomy elaborates on the CRs/TBs dimensions, as well as, highlighting a diminishing differentiation between application areas.

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Cyber Security Awareness, Knowledge and Behavior: A Comparative Study

Cited by 198 publications

References 37 publications

Does threat knowledge influence protective behaviors of students in the context of cyber security in remote learning amid COVID-19 crisis

Does threat knowledge influence protective behaviors of students in the context of cyber security in remote learning amid COVID-19 crisis

Cybersecurity awareness in Zimbabwean universities: Perspectives from the students

A Review of Cyber-Ranges and Test-Beds: Current and Future Trends

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