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The Paradox of Social Media Security: Users' Perceptions versus Behaviors

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Zahra Alqubaiti,

Jing HeAuthors Info & Claims

RIIT '16: Proceedings of the 5th Annual Conference on Research in Information Technology

Pages 29 - 34

https://doi.org/10.1145/2978178.2978187

Published: 28 September 2016 Publication History

Abstract

Social networking sites have become major targets for cyber-security attacks due to their massive user base. Many studies investigated the security vulnerabilities and privacy issues of social networking sites and made recommendations on how to mitigate security risks. Users are an integral part of any security mix. In this paper, we explore the relationship between users' security perceptions and their actual behavior on social networking sites. Protection motivation theory (PMT), initially was developed to study fear appeals, and has been widely used to examine people's behavior in information security domains. We propose that PMT theory can also be adapted to explain and predict social media users' behaviors that have security implications. We plan to use a web-based survey to measure users' security awareness on social networking sites and collect data on their actual behavior. The research design and plan are presented in accordance to our research

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The Paradox of Social Media Security: Users' Perceptions versus Behaviors
1. Security and privacy
  1. Human and societal aspects of security and privacy
    1. Social aspects of security and privacy

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Rauhala JTyrväinen PZaidenberg N(2020)Online Expression, Personal Cybersecurity Costs, and the Specter of CybercrimeEncyclopedia of Criminal Activities and the Deep Web10.4018/978-1-5225-9715-5.ch067(990-1002)Online publication date: 2020
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