Technological advances such as mobile technology, big data, and machine learning allow businesses to associate advertisements with consumer behaviors to maximize sales. Thus, information about consumer behavior became the central resource of businesses. Recent discussions and concerns about the emerging economic order centered around capturing consumers' data suggest that more research efforts be allocated to address new challenges in different domains, such as health, education, smart cities, and communication. Research on individual cybersecurity behavior is relatively new and requires more attention in academic research. This study has proposed and validated a cybersecurity behavioral model to enrich our understanding of users' behavioral intention (BI) to use cybersecurity controls. An online survey was used to collect information from University of North Texas (UNT) students to explore various technology usage determinants and specific computer security practices. The instrument measured the actual cybersecurity controls behaviors (ACB) by incorporating technical and social factors. Accordingly, the construct of ACB was created and validated to test how it relates to the participants' behavioral intentions. The findings confirm a large number of the proposed relationships. Additionally, the results show that the model explained a significant amount of variance in the proposed dependent variables BI and ACB. Within the context of information control behavior, the relationships between the study's constructs suggest adequate generalizability and robustness of the study's theoretical framework.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc2137541 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Gadi, Abdullah Mohamed Y. |
| Contributors | Miksa, Shawne D., Chang, Hsia-Ching, Anderson, Rich |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Gadi, Abdullah Mohamed Y., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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