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Design of a cyber security awareness campaign for internet Cafés users in rural areas

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dc.contributor.author Labuschagne, WA
dc.contributor.author Eloff, MM
dc.contributor.author Veerasamy, Namosha
dc.contributor.author Mujinga, M
dc.date.accessioned 2011-09-22T13:14:39Z
dc.date.available 2011-09-22T13:14:39Z
dc.date.issued 2011-05
dc.identifier.citation Labuschagne, WA, Eloff, MM, Veerasamy, N et al. 2011. Design of a cyber security awareness campaign for internet Cafés users in rural areas. Proceedings of the first IFIP TC9/TC11 South African Cyber Security Awareness Workshop (SACSAW) 2011, Gaborone, Botswana, 12 May 2011 en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 9780620500500
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5165
dc.description Proceedings of the first IFIP TC9/TC11 South African Cyber Security Awareness Workshop (SACSAW) 2011, Gaborone, Botswana, 12 May 2011 en_US
dc.description.abstract Africa may have the lowest number of Internet users in the world, but it also has the highest growth rate and the number of users is steadily growing. A majority of the African population is still excluded from global cyber networks and thus have very low cyber literacy rates. A consequence of these two factors is that many Internet users access the Internet without understanding or even realising the dangers of the cyber world. Proactive measures need to be developed to ensure that these new Internet users are equipped with computer and information security knowledge to mitigate possible cyber attacks. Due to limited availability of infrastructure, a large percentage of the African population access the Internet via Internet Cafés. A need has been identified to make users aware of the threats that may be present at an Internet Café. This paper addresses how the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) framework, defined in the guide, “Building an Information Technology Security Awareness and Training Program”, can be used to develop a security awareness program that focuses on possible cyber threats at Internet Cafés. This guide provides a framework that can be applied to construct a security awareness program. It consists of four steps that form part of the life cycle of an information technology (IT) security awareness and training program. These steps are used to identify requirements of a security training strategy, to develop material that addresses the identified requirements, for the effective roll-out of the program, and to ensure the program is current and to monitor the effectiveness of the program. This framework can be used to address an identified threat in a specific context. This paper addresses the development of a security awareness campaign with the focus on reducing threats emanating from Internet Cafés en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Workflow request;7148
dc.subject Cyber security awareness campaign en_US
dc.subject Internet cafés users en_US
dc.subject Rural areas internet cafés users en_US
dc.subject Security awareness en_US
dc.subject Security training en_US
dc.subject Cyber literacy en_US
dc.subject SACSAW 2011 en_US
dc.subject Information security en_US
dc.title Design of a cyber security awareness campaign for internet Cafés users in rural areas en_US
dc.type Conference Presentation en_US
dc.identifier.apacitation Labuschagne, W., Eloff, M., Veerasamy, N., & Mujinga, M. (2011). Design of a cyber security awareness campaign for internet Cafés users in rural areas. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5165 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Labuschagne, WA, MM Eloff, Namosha Veerasamy, and M Mujinga. "Design of a cyber security awareness campaign for internet Cafés users in rural areas." (2011): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5165 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Labuschagne W, Eloff M, Veerasamy N, Mujinga M, Design of a cyber security awareness campaign for internet Cafés users in rural areas; 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5165 . en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Conference Presentation AU - Labuschagne, WA AU - Eloff, MM AU - Veerasamy, Namosha AU - Mujinga, M AB - Africa may have the lowest number of Internet users in the world, but it also has the highest growth rate and the number of users is steadily growing. A majority of the African population is still excluded from global cyber networks and thus have very low cyber literacy rates. A consequence of these two factors is that many Internet users access the Internet without understanding or even realising the dangers of the cyber world. Proactive measures need to be developed to ensure that these new Internet users are equipped with computer and information security knowledge to mitigate possible cyber attacks. Due to limited availability of infrastructure, a large percentage of the African population access the Internet via Internet Cafés. A need has been identified to make users aware of the threats that may be present at an Internet Café. This paper addresses how the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) framework, defined in the guide, “Building an Information Technology Security Awareness and Training Program”, can be used to develop a security awareness program that focuses on possible cyber threats at Internet Cafés. This guide provides a framework that can be applied to construct a security awareness program. It consists of four steps that form part of the life cycle of an information technology (IT) security awareness and training program. These steps are used to identify requirements of a security training strategy, to develop material that addresses the identified requirements, for the effective roll-out of the program, and to ensure the program is current and to monitor the effectiveness of the program. This framework can be used to address an identified threat in a specific context. This paper addresses the development of a security awareness campaign with the focus on reducing threats emanating from Internet Cafés DA - 2011-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Cyber security awareness campaign KW - Internet cafés users KW - Rural areas internet cafés users KW - Security awareness KW - Security training KW - Cyber literacy KW - SACSAW 2011 KW - Information security LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2011 SM - 9780620500500 T1 - Design of a cyber security awareness campaign for internet Cafés users in rural areas TI - Design of a cyber security awareness campaign for internet Cafés users in rural areas UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5165 ER - en_ZA


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