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Assessing Corporate Impacts of Cyber Training on Email Phishing Attacks
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Giovanni Bryan Jamal McKinney – ProQuest LLC, 2021
A high number of cyber breaches in organizations occur as a result of email phishing attempts. Research has shown that cyber education has a positive impact in user awareness of attack methods resulting in the reduction of compromises from email phishing attempts. However, in some instances, cyber education does not have a positive impact on the…
Descriptors: Employees, Computer Security, Information Security, Electronic Mail
Exploring the Training Requirements for Secure Cloud Computing among the Small Colleges and Universities
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James Edwin Tippey Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This study explored the training needs of small colleges and universities to adopt cloud computing securely. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to determine what training would allow the small colleges and universities to deploy cloud computing solutions securely. The research interviewed 10 IT leaders from small colleges…
Descriptors: Small Colleges, Universities, Computer Security, Information Security
Advanced Email Risk Classification and Recipient Decision Assistance
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Estes, Aaron – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Email attacks comprise an overwhelming majority of the daily attacks on modern enterprise. "Phishing" is the leading attack vector for the world's most dangerous threats such as the so-called, Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), and hacktivist groups such as Anonymous and LulzSec. The leading mitigation strategy is a combination of user…
Descriptors: Risk, Electronic Mail, Computer Security, Users (Information)
Strategies to Minimize the Effects of Information Security Threats on Business Performance
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Okoye, Stella Ifeyinwa – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Business leaders in Nigeria are concerned about the high rates of business failure and economic loss from security incidents and may not understand strategies for reducing the effects of information security threats on business performance. Guided by general systems theory and transformational leadership theory, the focus of this exploratory…
Descriptors: Information Security, Foreign Countries, Business, Systems Approach
Measuring the Level of Security in the K-12 IT Environment in Southern California
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Brown, Brandon R. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Kindergartens through twelfth grade institutions (K-12) are susceptible to unauthorized breaches to the security of their networked systems. These systems house sensitive information for students and staff alike. K-12 organizations face a significant risk for loss of this information that can damage reputation and pose liability. Perpetrators have…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Security, Information Networks
Spam Stoppers: Stave off the Spam Onslaught with Technology and Training
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Fryer, Wesley A. – Technology & Learning, 2005
For schools, spam is not only an annoyance and a time waster; it clogs district mail servers, consumes valuable network bandwidth, and can deliver and propagate a variety of malware programs that can wreak havoc on their system. A district strategy to "can the spam," therefore, must be multifaceted and address security vulnerabilities at different…
Descriptors: Computer Security, Electronic Mail, Computer Software, Training
Matching Up to the Information Society: An Evaluation of the EU, the EU Accession Countries, Switzerland and the United States. Summary
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Graafland-Essers, Irma; Cremonini, Leon; Ettedgui, Emile; Botterman, Maarten – RAND Corporation, 2003
This report presents the current understanding of the advancement of the Information Society within the European Union and countries that are up for accession in 2004, and is based on the SIBIS (Statistical Indicators Benchmarking the Information Society) surveys and analyses per SIBIS theme and country. The report is unique in its coherent and…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Foreign Countries, Technological Advancement, Measurement
Matching Up to the Information Society: An Evaluation of the EU, the EU Accession Countries, Switzerland and the United States
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Graafland-Essers, Irma; Cremonini, Leon; Ettedgui, Emile; Botterman, Maarten – RAND Corporation, 2003
This report presents the current understanding of the advancement of the Information Society within the European Union and countries that are up for accession in 2004, and is based on the SIBIS (Statistical Indicators Benchmarking the Information Society) surveys and analyses per SIBIS theme and country. The report is unique in its coherent and…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Foreign Countries, Technological Advancement, Measurement