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Whitty, Monica T., Doodson, James, Creese, Sadie and Hodges, David (2015) Individual differences in cyber security behaviors : an examination of who is sharing passwords. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 18 (1). pp. 3-7. cyber.2014.0179. doi:10.1089/cyber.2014.0179 ISSN 2152-2715.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2014.0179
Abstract
n spite of the number of public advice campaigns, researchers have found that individuals still engage in risky password practices. There is a dearth of research available on individual differences in cyber security behaviors. This study focused on the risky practice of sharing passwords. As predicted, we found that individuals who scored high on a lack of perseverance were more likely to share passwords. Contrary to our hypotheses, we found younger [corrected] people and individuals who score high on self-monitoring were more likely to share passwords. We speculate on the reasons behind these findings, and examine how they might be considered in future cyber security educational campaigns.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking | ||||||
Publisher: | Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers | ||||||
ISSN: | 2152-2715 | ||||||
Official Date: | January 2015 | ||||||
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Volume: | 18 | ||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||
Number of Pages: | 7 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 3-7 | ||||||
Article Number: | cyber.2014.0179 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1089/cyber.2014.0179 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
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