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 Section |
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| ISBN: | 0-596-00827-9, 978-0-596-00827-7 |
| Keywords: | security; usability; organisational security |
| Academic Unit/School: | Learning Teaching and Innovation (LTI) > Institute of Educational Technology (IET) Learning Teaching and Innovation (LTI) |
| Interdisciplinary Research Centre: | Centre for Policing Research and Learning (CPRL) Centre for Research in Computing (CRC) Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET) |
| Item ID: | 6707 |
| Depositing User: | Anne Adams |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Feb 2007 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Feb 2017 11:22 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/6707 |
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