出版社:International Association for Computer Information Systems
摘要:The home Internet user faces a hostile environment abundant in potential attacks on their computers. These attacks have been increasing at an alarming rate and cause damage to individualsandorganizationsregularly,and have the potential to cripple the critical infrastructures of entire countries.Recent research has determined that some individuals are not utilizing additional software protections available to mitigate these potential security risks.This paper seeks to clarifythe reasonsby proposing a conceptual fram ework that utilizes the Health Belief Modelas a possible way to explain why some people do not perceive a threatsufficient to prompt the adoption of computer security software