2016/05/17 by Rajasekar Ramalingam, Ramalingam, Rajasekar, Ramkumar Lakshminarayanan +2
Computer Science · #Computers and Society (cs.CY) #Cryptography and Security (cs.CR) #Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Information and Cyber Security #Network Security and Intrusion Detection
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1605.05580
openalex publication_date 2016/05/17 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The gap between the knowledge and the practices regarding the computer and Internet use are the major factors which influence security of Information. A survey was performed on the education institutions in Oman to investigate the level of information security awareness among various entities. The survey focused on the following factors of IT Security: Demographics, Internet usage, Awareness about organizations network Security threats experience, Awareness on Password management, Email security awareness and Knowledge on security practices. The survey attracted 173 respondents: the level of information security awareness and knowledge on security practices were correlated and analyzed. The areas of weakness related to the security implementation, awareness and practice were identified.