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“No One Can Hack My Mind”
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“No One Can Hack My Mind”

Comparing Expert and Non-Expert Security Practices

Usenix, 2015 más...

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Editorial Rating

7

Qualities

  • Applicable
  • Well Structured

Recommendation

Much of the advice people receive on how to stay safe online is cumbersome to follow. How then can people protect themselves from cybercrimes? Google employees Iulia Ion, Rob Reeder and Sunny Consolvo compare the online security practices of nonexperts with those of security experts. They identify issues users face in applying the security measures popular among experts and make suggestions for how to overcome these limitations. getAbstract recommends the authors’ findings to browser developers, software developers and users of technology in general.

Take-Aways

  • Tech-savvy and non-tech-savvy users differ in their approaches to staying safe online.
  • To protect their security online, expert users frequently install software updates; in contrast, nonexperts delay or avoid updates.
  • More nonexpert users than expert users consider using antivirus software as one of the top three things to do to stay safe online.

About the Authors

Iulia Ion, Rob Reeder and Sunny Consolva work at Google.


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