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Hong, Wilson Cheong Hin; Chi, ChunYang; Liu, Jia; Zhang, YunFeng; Lei, Vivian Ngan-Lin; Xu, XiaoShu – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
A multitude of studies have suggested potential factors that influence internet security awareness (ISA). Some, for example, used GDP and nationality to explain different ISA levels in other countries but yielded inconsistent results. This study proposed an extended knowledge-attitude-behaviour (KAB) model, which postulates an influence of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, College Graduates, Employment
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Florence Martin; Doreen Mushi; Siyu Long; Julie Bacak; Drew Polly; Weichao Wang; Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2024
Digital safety involves protecting oneself, and one's personal information to mitigate the risks that are inherently associated with using digital technologies. This study employed a multi-method design to explore 26 inservice and preservice elementary teacher experiences from attending a professional development on digital safety and facilitating…
Descriptors: Safety, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Summer Programs
Williams-Banta, Pauline Elaine – ProQuest LLC, 2019
There is increasing competitive pressure on organizations as they battle frequent, costly, and complex cyber-attacks that seek to undermine the security, and availability of their computing systems. The problem is that people are said to be the weakest link in the security chain, so companies have made significant investments to safeguard their…
Descriptors: Computer Security, Training, Information Security, Knowledge Level
Ahmed Al Zaidy – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Academic institutions hold important information about students, faculty, and staff members. Hackers target academic institutions to access this information for criminal activities such as identity theft. This study was conducted to examine information confidentiality and cybersecurity in academic institutions. It targeted employees' training…
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Information Security, Computer Security, Employees
Meraj Farheen Ansari – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Cybersecurity awareness training plays a vital role for organizations in guaranteeing resources' availability. Sufficient education regarding security awareness necessitates relating both the scope and importance of the training. This research determines the correlation between an employee's risk score and the effectiveness of AI-based security…
Descriptors: Employees, Risk, Scores, Artificial Intelligence
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Richardson, Michael D.; Lemoine, Pamela A.; Stephens, Walter E.; Waller, Robert E. – Educational Planning, 2020
Cybersecurity has emerged as one of the most critical issues confronting schools in the 21st century. Computer security is an essential instrument for protecting children, but K-12 schools are considered one of the most attractive targets for data privacy crimes often due to the less-than-effective cybersecurity practices in schools. The human…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Computer Security, Information Security, Privacy
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Chiner, Esther; Gómez-Puerta, Marcos; Cardona-Moltó, María Cristina – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
Background: Internet offers opportunities to people with intellectual disabilities, but it also involves some risks. The aim of this study was to explore these issues considering caregivers and people with intellectual disabilities' perspectives. Materials and Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted. The sample consisted of 77…
Descriptors: Internet, Intellectual Disability, Caregivers, Attitude Measures
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Martin, Florence; Gezer, Tuba; Anderson, Jimmeka; Polly, Drew; Wang, WeiChao – Educational Media International, 2021
Children are exposed to digital devices at an early age. This study examines parents' perception of student digital safety on technology use, time spent, parent concerns and knowledge on various digital safety topics. Through a survey-based study, we analyzed data collected from 113 parents. Parents mentioned that their kids use Internet via…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Child Safety, Internet, Handheld Devices