Research Article

The Impact of Age on the User Habit and Awareness of Personal Information Protection

by  Salma Elhag
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 186 - Issue 56
Published: December 2024
Authors: Salma Elhag
10.5120/ijca2024924281
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Salma Elhag . The Impact of Age on the User Habit and Awareness of Personal Information Protection. International Journal of Computer Applications. 186, 56 (December 2024), 16-22. DOI=10.5120/ijca2024924281

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                        author  = { Salma Elhag },
                        title   = { The Impact of Age on the User Habit and Awareness of Personal Information Protection },
                        journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
                        year    = { 2024 },
                        volume  = { 186 },
                        number  = { 56 },
                        pages   = { 16-22 },
                        doi     = { 10.5120/ijca2024924281 },
                        publisher = { Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA }
                        }
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                        %A Salma Elhag
                        %T The Impact of Age on the User Habit and Awareness of Personal Information Protection%T 
                        %J International Journal of Computer Applications
                        %V 186
                        %N 56
                        %P 16-22
                        %R 10.5120/ijca2024924281
                        %I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

With the rapid development and data circulating on the Internet, some information crimes have emerged. User awareness and behavior play a major role to ensure information security and provide maximum security. In addition, although the literature provides studies on information security teaching curricula, there is a few evidence of the effect of age on information security in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, this study investigates the effect of age and its relationship to the user's security awareness. A survey of 106 participants from educational departments was done for this reason. It's interesting to note that the findings showed that age has a partial influence on computer, web, and email security crimes.

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Index Terms
Computer Science
Information Sciences
K knowledge of Cybercrimes
Keywords

Information Security Security awareness Age password security email security

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