On the efficacy of smartphone security: A critical analysis of modifications in business students’ practices over time

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Highlights:

• We survey and assess undergraduate student use of smartphone security practices in 2014.

• We compare our results to 2011 results of the same survey instrument.

• Students are complacent in following appropriate security practices.

• Students must be made more aware of security issues and should be taught the precautions that they can take to protect their information and thwart nefarious activities Welfare effects depend on ex-ante or ex-post assumptions about quality information.

• Instituting training and awareness education may help curtail the complacent behavior.

摘要

•We survey and assess undergraduate student use of smartphone security practices in 2014.•We compare our results to 2011 results of the same survey instrument.•Students are complacent in following appropriate security practices.•Students must be made more aware of security issues and should be taught the precautions that they can take to protect their information and thwart nefarious activities Welfare effects depend on ex-ante or ex-post assumptions about quality information.•Instituting training and awareness education may help curtail the complacent behavior.

论文关键词:Smartphone security,Business students,Mobile devices,Cell phones,Gender

论文评审过程:Received 5 March 2015, Revised 18 June 2015, Accepted 18 June 2015, Available online 2 July 2015, Version of Record 2 July 2015.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2015.06.003