TY - GEN
T1 - Home user security- from thick security-oriented home users to thin security- oriented home users
AU - Kritzinger, E.
AU - Von Solms, S. H.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - In the technological world in which we live, access to the Internet is no longer a luxury. Rather, it is a necessity and a lifeline to many. The Internet is used, amongst other things for obtaining information, for doing business and for social networking. However, along with increases in cyber activity come increases in cyber threats, attacks and incidents. Many home users are not technology savvy and, therefore, do not understand these cyber threats or how to protect themselves (and their information) while connected to the Internet. It is therefore vital that home users be assisted to ensure that they are 'cyber secure'. The paper proposes how a regulatory body, for example, an Internet Service Provider (ISP), can be involved to take over the majority of cyber security responsibilities for the home (end) user. This will transform a user from being a thick security-oriented user to being a thin security-oriented end user.
AB - In the technological world in which we live, access to the Internet is no longer a luxury. Rather, it is a necessity and a lifeline to many. The Internet is used, amongst other things for obtaining information, for doing business and for social networking. However, along with increases in cyber activity come increases in cyber threats, attacks and incidents. Many home users are not technology savvy and, therefore, do not understand these cyber threats or how to protect themselves (and their information) while connected to the Internet. It is therefore vital that home users be assisted to ensure that they are 'cyber secure'. The paper proposes how a regulatory body, for example, an Internet Service Provider (ISP), can be involved to take over the majority of cyber security responsibilities for the home (end) user. This will transform a user from being a thick security-oriented user to being a thin security-oriented end user.
KW - Home users
KW - ISP
KW - cyber awareness
KW - cyber security
KW - cyber threats
KW - thick security-oriented
KW - thin security-oriented
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84892499100&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84892499100
SN - 9780989319300
T3 - Proceedings of 2013 Science and Information Conference, SAI 2013
SP - 340
EP - 345
BT - Proceedings of 2013 Science and Information Conference, SAI 2013
T2 - 2013 Science and Information Conference, SAI 2013
Y2 - 7 October 2013 through 9 October 2013
ER -
