A Comparative Analysis of Smartphone Security Behaviors and Practices

International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology. University of the West Indies Open Campus, Cavehill, Bridgetown, Barbados, BB11000, West Indies. e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu/

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Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Computer Security; Student Attitudes; Student Surveys; College Students; Undergraduate Students; Business Administration Education; Knowledge Level; Comparative Analysis; Program Development; Information Security

1814-0556

This study on smartphone security behaviors and practices is a continuation of the work in Jones and Chin (2015), where results of a 2011 student survey at a regional comprehensive university were compared to results from a 2014 survey at the same institution. That study found that students continued to be lax in their mobile security practices. In December 2019, we again surveyed undergraduate business students to determine their current level of awareness, attitudes, and security-related practices. In this current study, we compare and contrast the results of our 2019 survey to those from our 2014 administration of the same survey instrument (Jones & Chin, 2015).Our findings help us to clearly identify the specific areas where security behaviors have improved and pinpoint those areas where necessary precautions are still lacking. We believe that our results will prove useful in developing educational programs and in providing training on proper smartphone security protocols.

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2022

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