scholarly journals Individual versus Organizational Computer Security and Privacy Concerns in Journalism

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (4) ◽  
pp. 418-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan E. McGregor ◽  
Franziska Roesner ◽  
Kelly Caine
Keyword(s):  
Computer Security ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Emerging Democracies ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Stakeholder Groups ◽  
Security Practices ◽  
Privacy Risks ◽  
Cultural Constraints

Abstract A free and open press is a critical piece of the civil-society infrastructure that supports both established and emerging democracies. However, as the professional activities of reporting and publishing are increasingly conducted by digital means, computer security and privacy risks threaten free and independent journalism around the globe. Through interviews with 15 practicing journalists and 14 organizational stakeholders (supervising editors and technologists), we reveal the distinct - and sometimes conflicting-computer security concerns and priorities of different stakeholder groups within journalistic institutions, as well as unique issues in journalism compared to other types of organizations. As these concerns have not been deeply studied by those designing computer security practices or technologies that may benefit journalism, this research offers insight into some of the practical and cultural constraints that can limit the computer security and privacy practices of the journalism community as a whole. Based on these findings, we suggest paths for future research and development that can bridge these gaps through new tools and practices.

Responses to Online Privacy Risks

2012 ◽  
pp. 900-910
Author(s):  
Hichang Cho
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual History ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Online Privacy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Privacy Risks ◽  
Self Protection

The increasing use of the Internet and the development of more sophisticated data-mining and surveillance techniques have led to growing levels of public concern about online privacy. This chapter reviews the intellectual history and current knowledge of online privacy risks. It discusses some foundational studies of privacy research. This is followed by literature reviews of empirical studies of online privacy risks. Specifically, this chapter focuses on perceptual and behavioral responses to online privacy risks, such as online privacy concerns, risk perception and optimistic bias, and self-protection behavior. It concludes with implications and directions for future research.

Narcissism as a Predictor of Facebook Users' Privacy Concern, Vigilance, and Exposure to Risk

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Smith ◽  
Francis Mendez ◽  
Garry L. White
Keyword(s):  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Privacy Concern ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Security Breaches ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Controlling Variables ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Privacy Risks

A model is developed and tested to explain the relationships among narcissism, privacy concern, vigilance, and exposure to risk on Facebook, with age and gender as controlling variables. Two important constructs are conceptualized and measured in this research. Facebook exposure is defined as the opportunity for privacy and security breaches on Facebook. Facebook vigilance is the extent to which consumers stay focused, attentive, and alert to potential security and privacy risks on Facebook by restricting who can access and post to their Facebook accounts. Data from a survey of 286 adult Facebook users in the U.S. support the hypothesized relationships in the model. Results suggest that narcissism is related to increased Facebook exposure and lower Facebook vigilance, despite greater stated concern for privacy and security. Furthermore, females and younger users have greater risk exposure compared to males and older users. Implications of the findings and future research directions are discussed.

Protecting a new Achilles heel: the role of auditors within the practice of data protection

2019 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matteo La Torre ◽  
Vida Lucia Botes ◽  
John Dumay ◽  
Elza Odendaal
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Data Protection ◽  
Data Security ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Legal Responsibility ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Digital Ecosystem

Purpose Privacy concerns and data security are changing the risks for businesses and organisations. This indicates that the accountability of all governance participants changes. This paper aims to investigate the role of external auditors within data protection practices and how their role is evolving due to the current digital ecosystem. Design/methodology/approach By surveying the literature, the authors embrace a practice-oriented perspective to explain how data protection practices emerge, exist and occur and examine the auditors’ position within data protection. Findings Auditors need to align their tasks to the purpose of data protection practices. Accordingly, in accessing and using data, auditors are required to engage moral judgements and follow ethical principles that go beyond their legal responsibility. Simultaneously, their accountability extends to data protection ends for instilling confidence that security risks are properly managed. Due to the changing technological conditions under, which auditors operate, the traditional auditors’ task of hearing and verifying extend to new phenomena that create risks for businesses. Thus, within data protection practices, auditors have the accountability to keep interested parties informed about data security and privacy risks, continue to transmit signals to users and instill confidence in businesses. Research limitations/implications The normative level of the study is a research limitation, which calls for future empirical research on how Big Data and data protection is reshaping accounting and auditing practices. Practical implications This paper provides auditing standard setters and practitioners with insights into the redefinitions of auditing practices in the era of Big Data. Social implications Recent privacy concerns at Facebook have sent warning signals across the world about the risks posed by in Big Data systems in terms of privacy, to those charged with governance of organisations. Auditors need to understand these privacy issues to better serve their clients. Originality/value This paper contributes to triggering discussions and future research on data protection and privacy in accounting and auditing research, which is an emerging, yet unresearched topic.

Narcissism as a Predictor of Facebook Users' Privacy Concern, Vigilance, and Exposure to Risk

2019 ◽  
pp. 206-225
Author(s):  
Karen H. Smith ◽  
Francis A. Mendez ◽  
Garry L. White
Keyword(s):  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Privacy Concern ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Security Breaches ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Controlling Variables ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Privacy Risks ◽  
The U.S

A model is developed and tested to explain the relationships among narcissism, privacy concern, vigilance, and exposure to risk on Facebook, with age and gender as controlling variables. Two important constructs are conceptualized and measured in this research. Facebook exposure is defined as the opportunity for privacy and security breaches on Facebook. Facebook vigilance is the extent to which consumers stay focused, attentive, and alert to potential security and privacy risks on Facebook by restricting who can access and post to their Facebook accounts. Data from a survey of 286 adult Facebook users in the U.S. support the hypothesized relationships in the model. Results suggest that narcissism is related to increased Facebook exposure and lower Facebook vigilance, despite greater stated concern for privacy and security. Furthermore, females and younger users have greater risk exposure compared to males and older users. Implications of the findings and future research directions are discussed.

scholarly journals Does the privacy paradox exist? Comment on Yu et al.’s (2020) meta-analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Dienlin ◽  
Ye Sun
Keyword(s):  
Research Agenda ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Open Science ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Science Practices ◽  
Privacy Paradox ◽  
Privacy Risks ◽  
And Behavior

In their meta-analysis on how privacy concerns and perceived privacy risks are related to online disclosure intention and behavior, Yu et al. (2020) conclude that “the ‘privacy paradox’ phenomenon [...] exists in our research model” (p. 8). In this comment, we contest this conclusion and present evidence and arguments against it. We find three areas of problems: (1) flawed logic of hypothesis testing; (2) erroneous and implausible results; (3) questionable decision to use only the direct effect of privacy concerns on disclosure behavior as evidence in testing the privacy paradox. In light of these issues and to help guide future research, we propose a research agenda for the privacy paradox. We encourage researchers to (1) go beyond the null hypothesis significance testing (NHST), (2) engage in open science practices, (3) refine theoretical explications, (4) consider confounding, mediating, and boundary variables, and (5) improve the rigor of causal inference. Overall, while we value this meta-analytic effort by Yu et al., we caution its readers that, contrary to the authors’ claim, it does not offer evidence in support of the privacy paradox.

scholarly journals Internet of Things (IoT): Data Security and Privacy Concerns under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olumide Babalola
Keyword(s):  
Information Security ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
General Data Protection Regulation ◽  
Multiple Devices ◽  
General Data ◽  
Privacy Risks ◽  
The Eu

Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the seamless communication and interconnectivity of multiple devices within a certain network enabled by sensors and other technologies facilitating unusual processing of personal data for the performance of a certain goal. This article examines the various definitions of the IoT from technical and socio-technical perspectives and goes ahead to describe some practical examples of IoT by demonstrating their functionalities vis a vis the anticipated privacy and information security implications. Predominantly, the article discusses the information security and privacy risks posed by the operationality of IoT as envisaged under the EU GDPR and makes a few recommendations on how to address the risks.

Information Security and Privacy in Social Media

2015 ◽  
pp. 73-101
Author(s):  
Hemamali Tennakoon
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Security ◽  
Computer Security ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Personal Privacy ◽  
Informational Privacy ◽  
Privacy Breaches ◽  
Concept Of Information

Information security and privacy are multi-faceted concepts, and earlier definitions of information security and privacy seem inadequate in the context of emerging technologies such as social media. Hence, this chapter presents an analysis of the concept of information security followed by a discussion of computer security, information security, network security, personal privacy, informational privacy, etc. Then the discussion narrows down to information security and privacy on Social Networking Sites (SNS) followed by an analysis of the consequences of information security and privacy breaches from individualistic and organizational perspectives. The lack of understanding of the complex nature of security and privacy issues are preventing businesses from gaining the full economic benefit, especially on SNS. Therefore, some solutions and recommendations are suggested towards the end of the chapter, including the need for a common legal framework. Finally, the chapter ends with suggestions for future research.

Narcissism as a Predictor of Facebook Users' Privacy Concern, Vigilance, and Exposure to Risk

2019 ◽  
pp. 292-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen H. Smith ◽  
Francis A. Mendez ◽  
Garry L. White
Keyword(s):  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Privacy Concern ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Security Breaches ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Controlling Variables ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Privacy Risks ◽  
The U.S

A model is developed and tested to explain the relationships among narcissism, privacy concern, vigilance, and exposure to risk on Facebook, with age and gender as controlling variables. Two important constructs are conceptualized and measured in this research. Facebook exposure is defined as the opportunity for privacy and security breaches on Facebook. Facebook vigilance is the extent to which consumers stay focused, attentive, and alert to potential security and privacy risks on Facebook by restricting who can access and post to their Facebook accounts. Data from a survey of 286 adult Facebook users in the U.S. support the hypothesized relationships in the model. Results suggest that narcissism is related to increased Facebook exposure and lower Facebook vigilance, despite greater stated concern for privacy and security. Furthermore, females and younger users have greater risk exposure compared to males and older users. Implications of the findings and future research directions are discussed.

Addressing Security Issues and Standards in Internet of Things

2019 ◽  
pp. 224-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sushruta Mishra ◽  
Soumya Sahoo ◽  
Brojo Kishore Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Future Internet ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Trusted Platform

In the IoTs era, the short-range mobile transceivers will be implanted in a variety of daily requirements. In this chapter, a detail survey in several security and privacy concerns related to internet of things (IoTs) by defining some open challenges are discussed. The privacy and security implications of such an evolution should be carefully considered to the promising technology. The protection of data and privacy of users has been identified as one of the key challenges in the IoT. In this chapter, the authors present internet of things with architecture and design goals. They survey security and privacy concerns at different layers in IoTs. In addition, they identify several open issues related to the security and privacy that need to be addressed by research community to make a secure and trusted platform for the delivery of future internet of things. The authors also discuss applications of IoTs in real life. A novel approach based on cognitive IoT is presented, and a detailed study is undertaken. In the future, research on the IoTs will remain a hot issue.

Information Security and Privacy in Social Media

2015 ◽  
pp. 1868-1896
Author(s):  
Hemamali Tennakoon
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Security ◽  
Computer Security ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Personal Privacy ◽  
Informational Privacy ◽  
Privacy Breaches ◽  
Concept Of Information

Information security and privacy are multi-faceted concepts, and earlier definitions of information security and privacy seem inadequate in the context of emerging technologies such as social media. Hence, this chapter presents an analysis of the concept of information security followed by a discussion of computer security, information security, network security, personal privacy, informational privacy, etc. Then the discussion narrows down to information security and privacy on Social Networking Sites (SNS) followed by an analysis of the consequences of information security and privacy breaches from individualistic and organizational perspectives. The lack of understanding of the complex nature of security and privacy issues are preventing businesses from gaining the full economic benefit, especially on SNS. Therefore, some solutions and recommendations are suggested towards the end of the chapter, including the need for a common legal framework. Finally, the chapter ends with suggestions for future research.

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