Smartphone Cyber Security Awareness in Developing Countries: A Case of Thailand

The Internet is becoming increasingly interwoven in the daily lives of many individuals, organisations and nations. It has, to a large extent, had a positive effect on the way people communicate. It has also introduced new avenues for business; and it has offered nations an opportunity to govern online. Nevertheless, although cyberspace offers an endless list of services and opportunities, it is also accompanied by many risks, of which many Internet users are not aware. As such, various countries have developed and implemented cyber-security awareness and education measures to counter the perceived ignorance of the Internet users. However, there is currently a definite lack in South Africa (SA) in this regard; as there are currently, little government-led and sponsored cyber-security awareness and education initiatives. The primary research objective of this paper, therefore, is to propose a cyber-security awareness and education framework for SA that would assist in creating a cyber-secure culture in SA among all of the users of the Internet. This framework will be developed on the basis of key factors extrapolated from a comparative analysis of relevant developed countries.

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Security Awareness in the Internet of Everything

Harnessing the Internet of Everything (IoE) for Accelerated Innovation Opportunities - Advances in Computer and Electrical Engineering ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-7332-6.ch012 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 272-301 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Viacheslav Izosimov ◽

Martin Törngren

Keyword(s):

Cyber Security ◽

Physical System ◽

System Of Systems ◽

The Internet ◽

Security Awareness ◽

Security Risks ◽

Interconnected System ◽

Security Education ◽

Practical Evaluation ◽

Explicit Consideration

Our societal infrastructure is transforming into a connected cyber-physical system of systems, providing numerous opportunities and new capabilities, yet also posing new and reinforced risks that require explicit consideration. This chapter addresses risks specifically related to cyber-security. One contributing factor, often neglected, is the level of security education of the users. Another factor, often overlooked, concerns security-awareness of the engineers developing cyber-physical systems. Authors present results of interviews with developers and surveys showing that increase in security-awareness and understanding of security risks, evaluated as low, are the first steps to mitigate the risks. Authors also conducted practical evaluation investigating system connectivity and vulnerabilities in complex multi-step attack scenarios. This chapter advocates that security awareness of users and developers is the foundation to deployment of interconnected system of systems, and provides recommendations for steps forward highlighting the roles of people, organizations and authorities.

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Cyber Security Competency Model Based on Learning Theories and Learning Continuum Hierarchy

10.4018/978-1-6684-3554-0.ch007 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 139-156

Author(s):

Winfred Yaokumah

Keyword(s):

Cyber Security ◽

Domain Knowledge ◽

Training Programs ◽

Cyber Attacks ◽

Competency Model ◽

Learning Theories ◽

Security Awareness ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Security Competency ◽

And Training

There is an urgent need for transformative changes in cyber security awareness and training programs to produce individuals and the workforce that can deal with business risks emanating from the prevailing and emerging cyber-attacks. This chapter proposes a cyber security competency model that integrates learning theories (cognitive, affective, and psychomotor), learning continuum hierarchy (awareness and training), and cyber security domain knowledge. Employing literature search of scholarly and practitioner works, together with cyber security standards from governmental and non-governmental organizations, the chapter integrates cyber security domain knowledge, learning theories, and learning continuum hierarchy to design a model of cyber security competencies suitable for use in educating individuals and the general workforce. This theoretical-based approach to designing cyber security awareness and training programs will produce skillful individuals and workforce that can mitigate cyber-attacks in the global business environment.

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