Title :
Protecting teenagers from potential internet security threats
Author :
Hamdan, Zainab ; Obaid, Iman ; Ali, Ahmad ; Hussain, Hanan ; Rajan, Amala V. ; Ahamed, Jinesh
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. & Inf. Sci., Higher Colleges of Technol. - Dubai Women´s Campus, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Abstract :
Latest advancement in technologies has impacted the modern day teenagers both positively and negatively. One of the major impacts is the addiction to internet. The purpose of this research is to investigate and identify the various cyber security threats which may affect the teenagers and propose the countermeasures to support them and their parents on how to avoid or deal with the cyber security threats. Qualitative and quantitative methods have been used to analyze the internet usage patterns of the Emirati teenagers, the awareness that the Emirati teenagers have on the various cyber security threats and ways to deal with them. Recommendations were made based on the findings.
Keywords :
Internet; security of data; Emirati teenagers; Internet security threats; cyber security threats; Abstracts; Aging; Games; Internet; Interviews; Privacy; Security; Cyber security threats; countermeasures; teenagers;
Conference_Titel :
Current Trends in Information Technology (CTIT), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dubai
DOI :
10.1109/CTIT.2013.6749493