152 Simple Steps to Stay Safe Online: Security Advice for Non-Tech-Savvy Users

152 Simple Steps to Stay Safe Online: Security Advice for Non-Tech-Savvy Users

Users often don't follow expert advice for staying secure online, but the reasons for users' noncompliance are only partly understood. More than 200 security experts were asked for the top three pieces of advice they would give non-tech-savvy users. The results suggest that, although indiv...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE security & privacy 2017, Vol.15 (5), p.55-64
Hauptverfasser: Reeder, Robert W., Ion, Iulia, Consolvo, Sunny
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Blogs
Computer security
Google
Online services
Organizations
Security
Social network services
software engineering
Uniform resource locators
user interfaces
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Zusammenfassung:Users often don't follow expert advice for staying secure online, but the reasons for users' noncompliance are only partly understood. More than 200 security experts were asked for the top three pieces of advice they would give non-tech-savvy users. The results suggest that, although individual experts give thoughtful, reasonable answers, the expert community as a whole lacks consensus.
ISSN:1540-7993
1558-4046
DOI:10.1109/MSP.2017.3681050