JCSE, vol. 5, no. 1, pp.33-50, March, 2011

DOI: 10.5626/JCSE.2011.5.1.033/

Internet Security Readiness: The Influence of Internet Usage Level and Awareness on Internet Security Readiness Capital, Skill, and Actual Uptake/Use of Infrastructure

Jungwoo Ryoo, Eun-A Park
Division of Business and Engineering, Penn State Altoona, Altoona, PA, USA Department of Communication, Film, and Theater, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT, USA

Abstract: In this paper we applied our previously developed assessment framework to the data collected from an internet security readiness survey targeted at households. We used the assessment framework to compute an Internet Security Readiness index for each household, which was in turn derived from Internet Security Readiness capital, skill, and actual uptake/use of infrastructure indices. We then examined the relationships among overall Internet Security Readiness, and the capital, skill, and actual uptake/use of infrastructure related to Internet Security Readiness. In addition, we explored the influence of Internet usage level and experience on Internet Security Readiness.

Keyword: Computing Milieux, Management of Computing and Information Systems, Security and Protection, Internet Security Readiness, Assessment, Index, Security Literacy, Correlation, Usage Level, Awareness href=

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