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CHANGING BEHAVIOUR: WEB 2.0 USAGE AND SECURITY PRACTICES OF ONLINE USERS Riaan Rudman and Len Steenkamp, Stellenbosch University, SouthAfrica The proliferation of Web 2.0
technologies and the increasing number of threats have resulted in
more emphasis being placed on creating awareness of users on the use
of Web 2.0 technologies and related risks. South African University
students are taught about the threats and related security controls.
The question arises as to whether they change their behaviour when
using Web 2.0 technologies in light of the risks. Against this
background, a survey was conducted of South-African university
students to determine which online practices they employed when
using Web 2.0 technologies. It may appear that educating users on
the risks posed is being flogged to death in the popular press, but
reality shows that this is taken too lightly. |
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