Adams, Anne and Sasse, Angela
(2005).
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Abstract
Many system security departments treat users as a security risk to be controlled. The general consensus is that most users are careless and unmotivated when it comes to system security. In a recent study, we found that users may indeed compromise computer security mechanisms, such as password authentication, both knowing and unknowingly. A closer analysis, however, revealed that such behavior is often caused by the way in which security mechanisms are implemented, and users’ lack of knowledge. We argue that to change this state of affairs, security departments need to communicate more with users, and adopt a user-centered design approach.
| Item Type: | Book Chapter |
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| ISBN: | 0-596-00827-9, 978-0-596-00827-7 |
| Keywords: | security; usability; organisational security |
| Academic Unit/Department: | Institute of Educational Technology |
| Interdisciplinary Research Centre: | Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET) Centre for Research in Computing (CRC) |
| Item ID: | 6707 |
| Depositing User: | Anne Adams |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Feb 2007 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Dec 2010 19:57 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/6707 |
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