UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS STUDENT ONLINE ATTITUDE AND BEHAVIOR: AN EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC EFFECTS

Phishing has been an ongoing challenge for both individuals and organizations. Of particular concern to information systems educators are the attitudes and online behavior of the next corporate users, our current business students. This study was therefore conducted to empirically examine the aspects of spyware, phishing, and identity theft and, in particular, if there are COVID-19 pandemic effects. Results suggest that online minutes have greatly increased, concern about spyware has decreased, and concern about identity theft has increased since the beginning of the pandemic. However, no statistically significant correlation between online minutes and behavior was found.