IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/igg/jisp00/v2y2008i1p80-90.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Computer Security Practices and Perceptions of the Next Generation of Corporate Computer Use

Author

Listed:
  • S.E. Kruck

    (James Madison University, USA)

  • Faye P. Teer

    (James Madison University, USA)

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present the results of an empirical study of the computer security practices and perceptions of the next generation of corporate computer users, undergraduate university students. The authors surveyed undergraduate university students who represented 42 different majors. The findings relate to the students’ usage of antivirus programs, firewalls, password security, and security patches. Student perceptions of computer security and its importance are also reported. Research in this area is important for two reasons. First, potential employers may find the results useful in assessing their vulnerability to unsafe practices from entry level employees. Secondly, research in this area can give those responsible for providing computer security education a better understanding of students’ computer security training needs.

Suggested Citation

  • S.E. Kruck & Faye P. Teer, 2008. "Computer Security Practices and Perceptions of the Next Generation of Corporate Computer Use," International Journal of Information Security and Privacy (IJISP), IGI Global, vol. 2(1), pages 80-90, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jisp00:v:2:y:2008:i:1:p:80-90
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/jisp.2008010105
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:igg:jisp00:v:2:y:2008:i:1:p:80-90. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Journal Editor (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.igi-global.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.