On the efficacy of smartphone security: A critical analysis of modifications in business students’ practices over time

Jones, Beth; Chin, Amita Goyal

doi:10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2015.06.003

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“…In the study of Gkioulos et al [18], the ratios of users saving their credentials to stay logged in are 40.3%, 30.8%, and 48.6% for general, medium, and high smartphone competency levels, respectively. Jones and Chin [20] report that 29% of participants store their credentials such as PIN and password in their smartphones (data from 2014). In the current study, it is 29% which is exactly the same ratio given by Jones and Chin [20] and a very close figure to that obtained for medium competency by Gkioulos et al [18].…”

Section: Being Aware Of Risks Of Storing Credentials Onmentioning

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“…Jones and Chin [20] report that 29% of participants store their credentials such as PIN and password in their smartphones (data from 2014). In the current study, it is 29% which is exactly the same ratio given by Jones and Chin [20] and a very close figure to that obtained for medium competency by Gkioulos et al [18]. McAfee [10] reports that there is an increase in malicious banking trojans that take advantage of vulnerabilities in the Android platform and which add crypto ransomware capabilities to smartphones among other malicious activities.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…According to the results, the usage rate of antivirus programs is higher than file encryption. Jones and Chin [20] analyze smartphone security practices of undergraduate students and compare the results of 2011 and 2014. According to their 2014 results, 57% and 52% of the participants use antivirus and encryption, respectively.…”

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“…Although there are studies investigating the security awareness level of computer users, only a limited number of them have focused on smartphone security, which has a different user behavior pattern than normal computers [11,17]. Also, most of the studies investigate smartphone awareness in a restricted environment such as a university with students and/or faculties [14,16,[18][19][20][21]. However, this study aimed to collect data from a wide range of population in terms of demography.…”

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Security Awareness Level of Smartphone Users: An Exploratory Case Study

Koyuncu

Pusatli

2019

Mobile Information Systems

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As smartphone technology becomes more and more mature, its usage extends beyond and covers also applications that require security. However, since smartphones can contain valuable information, they normally become the target of attackers. A physically lost or a hacked smartphone may cause catastrophic results for its owner. To prevent such undesired events, smartphone users should be aware of existing threats and countermeasures to be taken against them. Therefore, user awareness is a critical factor for smartphone security. This study investigates the awareness level of smartphone users for different security-related parameters and compares the awareness levels of different user groups categorized according to their demographic data. It is based on a survey study conducted on a population with a different range of age, education level, and IT security expertise. According to the obtained results, in general, the awareness level of participants is fairly low, which needs considerable improvement. In terms of age, the oldest group has the lowest level followed by the youngest group. Education level, in general, has a positive effect on the awareness level. Having knowledge about IT is another factor increasing the security awareness level of smartphone users.

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2019

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“…Noha a biztonsági kockázat a mobilkereskedelemben manapság mindenhol jelen van, a felhasználók ész-lelt kockázata mégis alacsony (Jones -Chin, 2015). Az észlelt kockázat kapcsán a személyes adatok elvesztésé-nek súlyossága sokkal meghatározóbb, mint az adatok feletti ellenőrzés elégtelen volta.…”

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2017

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A XXI. század kezdete egyben az új médiumok elterjedésének időszaka is. Ma már szinte mindenhol velünk vannak a mobil-, illetve okostelefonok, és nagyobb kérdés, hogy mikor nem vagyunk elérhetők a nagyvilág számára, mintsem az, hogy mikor vagyunk jelen ezeken az eszközökön. Személyes közösségeink részben felköltöznek az internetes közösségi hálókra, és egyben új hálózatok szövik át a mindennapok társadalmát a digitális térben. A szerzők online kérdőíves kutatásukban arra vállalkoztak, hogy bepillantást nyerjenek, mennyire vált fontossá az emberek életében a mobiltelefon, és a hazánkban legelterjedtebb közösségi mé-diaoldal: a Facebook. Ezen felül azt vizsgálták, hogy milyen attitűdök övezik ezen eszközök használatát, különösen, amikor a magánéletről és a személyes adatok használatáról van szó. Kutatásuk célja, hogy helyzetképet alkotva kimutassák, hogyan függ ma össze a modern média, a nyilvánosság és a magánélet, illetve mennyire tárulkoznak ki az emberek az állandó média-jelenlétben.

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Development of Students’ Security and Privacy Habits Scale

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Ikram

2019

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems

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On the efficacy of smartphone security: A critical analysis of modifications in business students’ practices over time

Cited by 52 publications

References 26 publications

Security Awareness Level of Smartphone Users: An Exploratory Case Study

Security Awareness Level of Smartphone Users: An Exploratory Case Study

A fogyasztói jelenlét és a nyilvánosság iránti attitűdök vizsgálata a mobil és közösségi médiában

Development of Students’ Security and Privacy Habits Scale

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