This paper discusses the accounting students’ awareness in regard with information security. The research performed emphasized the significant gap between the students’ perception on their information security awareness and the reality. The study revealed that the students’ computing knowledge is more technical and less addressed to information security issues.
| Construct | Cites | Category | Questions given? | Content validity | Pretests | Response type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| perception of current security threats | NEW | no | no | none | unclear | ||
| perception of necessary skills | NEW | no | no | none | unclear | ||
| need of IT security training | NEW | no | no | none | unclear | ||
| personal security measures | NEW | no | no | none | unclear | ||
| perceived level of competence | NEW | no | no | none | unclear |
Victoria Stanciu and Andrei Tinca. Students' awareness on information security between own perception and reality–an empirical study. Journal of Accounting and Management Information Systems, 15(1):112–130, 2016.
@article{stanciu_students_2016,
author = {Stanciu, Victoria and Tinca, Andrei},
journal = {Journal of Accounting and Management Information Systems},
number = {1},
pages = {112--130},
title = {Students' Awareness on Information Security between Own Perception and Reality\textendash{}an Empirical Study},
volume = {15},
year = {2016}
}