The urgent need for an enforced awareness programme to create internet security awareness in nigeria

Adelola, Tiwalade; Dawson, Ray; Batmaz, Firat

doi:10.1145/2837185.2837237

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“…Thus the coding scheme for the analysis is extrapolated from research questions.  Ghernouti-Hélie [36]   Adelola, Dawson and Batmaz [37]   Batteau [38]  …”

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“…Adelola, Dawson and Batmaz [37] have attempted to establish the need for an Internet security awareness programme in Nigeria. The authors examine Internet security awareness programmes in developed countries for the purpose of deducing principles that can be used by Nigeria in establishing a cybersecurity awareness and education campaign.…”

Section: Cybersecurity Culture Content Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

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Cybersecurity Culture: An Ill-Defined Problem

Gcaza

Solms

2017

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

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Cybersecurity necessitates the development of a solution that encourages acceptable user behaviour in the reality of cyberspace. Nowadays, users are considered to be the weakest link in the security chaindue to their insecure behaviour and their lack of awareness. However, even users who possess more cybersecurity awareness are reported to behave no differently from those who lack any form of cybersecurity awareness. Therefore, cultivating a cybersecurity culture is regarded as the best approach for addressing the human factors that weaken the cybersecurity chain. Research focusing on defining and measuring the cybersecurity culture is considered to be lacking. Additionally, there is an apparent lack of widely accepted key concepts that further delimits the culture. Both these assertions suggest that cybersecurity culture is an illdefined problem. Therefore, this paper will attempt to confirm that cybersecurity culture is an ill-defined problem by means of content analysis. Classifying cybersecurity culture as an ill-defined problem can guide future researchers in what problem-solving processes to employ when addressing the problem of cybersecurity culture.

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“…Thus the coding scheme for the analysis is extrapolated from research questions.  Ghernouti-Hélie [36]   Adelola, Dawson and Batmaz [37]   Batteau [38]  …”

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confidence: 99%

Section: Cybersecurity Culture Content Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Cybersecurity Culture: An Ill-Defined Problem

Gcaza

Solms

2017

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

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“…The goal of SACSAA is to engage primary schools by way of contest campaign awareness (Kortjan & Solms, 2014). The same is also underway in other countries such as Nigeria (Adelola, Dawson, & Batmaz, 2015), Malaysia (Hasan et al, 2015), and Saudi Arabia (Ramalingam, Shaik, & Mohammed, 2016). In contrast to South Africa, the Philippines is lagging behind in terms of tangible collaborative accomplishments to deal with cybersecurity awareness.…”

Section: Internet Security Awarenessmentioning

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Internet Security Awareness of Filipinos: A Survey Paper

Omorog¹,

Medina

2018

IJCSR

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Purpose-This paper examines the Internet security perception of Filipinos to establish a need and sense of urgency on the part of the government to create a culture of cybersecurity for every Filipino. Method-A quantitative survey was conducted through traditional, online and phone interviews among 252 respondents using a two-page questionnaire that covers basic demographic information and two key elements  (1) Internet usage and (2) security practices. Results-Based on findings, there is a sharp increase of Internet users for the last three years (50%) and most access the Internet through mobile (94.4%). Although at home is the most frequent location for Internet access (94.4%), a good percentage still use free WiFi access points available in malls (22.2%), restaurants (11.1%), and other public areas (38.9%) doing Internet services (email and downloading) that are vulnerable to cyber attacks. The study 15 also revealed that although respondents may have good knowledge of Internet security software, proper implementation is very limited. Conclusion-Filipinos are susceptible to cyber attacks, particularly to phishing and malware attacks. Also, majority of the respondents' Internet security perception is derivative-they practice online measure but with limited understanding of the purpose. Therefore proper education, through training and awareness, is an effective approach to remedy the situation. Recommendations-The Philippine government must now take actions and tap industries to educate Filipinos about Internet security before any negative consequences happen in the future. Research Implications-The information collected sets a clear picture on the importance of cybersecurity awareness from a regional to a global perspective.

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