Published: March 01, 2012
                    
                    Citation: IEEE Security & Privacy vol. 10, no. 2,  (March-April 2012) pp. 40-49 
                            
                
                
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                            Susanne Furman (NIST),                             Mary Theofanos (NIST),                             Yee-Yin Choong (NIST),                             Brian Stanton (NIST)                    
                
                
                
                
                    
                
            
                
                The authors investigated users' understanding of online security by conducting in-depth interviews to identify correct perceptions, myths, and potential misperceptions. Participants were aware of and concerned with online and computer security but lacked a complete skill set to protect their computer systems, identities, and information online.
                
                        
                            The authors investigated users' understanding of online security by conducting in-depth interviews to identify correct perceptions, myths, and potential misperceptions. Participants were aware of and concerned with online and computer security but lacked a complete skill set to protect their...
                            
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                            The authors investigated users' understanding of online security by conducting in-depth interviews to identify correct perceptions, myths, and potential misperceptions. Participants were aware of and concerned with online and computer security but lacked a complete skill set to protect their computer systems, identities, and information online.
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                    Keywords
                    
                            cybersecurity;                                                           perceptions;                             mental models;                                                           awareness;                                                           National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education;                                                           NICE                    
             
                    
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