INTERNET SECURITY AND PRIVACY THREATS, AS PERCEIVED BY AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDENTS
Global Journal of Business Disciplines · 2017
The authors collected responses from American and International business students concerning their attitudes towards internet security and privacy.The students answered questions about password usage, their knowledge of online scams, their conduct while participating in e-Commerce, social media issues, cell phone security, and their awareness and/or training about personal identifiable information.The responses indicate a lack of basic understanding about internet security, and steps to acquire a background or knowledge base in these key areas to protect themselves from external threats.This was especially evident with their use of social media.We compared the responses to multiple questions about security issues for American and non-American (international) students.Usually, both groups had similar response in their understanding of critical issues, except in a few areas.We believe, based on the data, that security and privacy awareness and training are not being emphasized enough for business students (and probably all students) in academia.