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Network and Communication Technologies, 2022
In our increasingly digitized and interconnected society, people are poorly protected against cyb... more In our increasingly digitized and interconnected society, people are poorly protected against cyberthreats, with the main reason being user behavior. Human behavior and actions are unpredictable in nature and this make human an important element and enabler of cybersecurity. The objective of the study is promotion of adoption of non-technical countermeasures (such as user awareness) for a comprehensive and holistic way to manage cyber security in organizations in Cameroon. We conducted a subjective study to measure the level of employees’ knowledge and general awareness, risky behavior they engage in, and attitude toward various aspects of cybersecurity and cyberthreats to show the need for user education, training, and awareness. For the study described in this paper, a self-report questionnaire was developed and data were collected from 214 participants. The results of a descriptive statistic percentage indicated that less than 50% of respondents have completed or has regular trai...
Network and Communication Technologies, 2022
In our increasingly digitized and interconnected society, people are poorly protected against cyb... more In our increasingly digitized and interconnected society, people are poorly protected against cyberthreats, with the main reason being user behavior. Human behavior and actions are unpredictable in nature and this make human an important element and enabler of cybersecurity. The objective of the study is promotion of adoption of non-technical countermeasures (such as user awareness) for a comprehensive and holistic way to manage cyber security in organizations in Cameroon. We conducted a subjective study to measure the level of employees’ knowledge and general awareness, risky behavior they engage in, and attitude toward various aspects of cybersecurity and cyberthreats to show the need for user education, training, and awareness. For the study described in this paper, a self-report questionnaire was developed and data were collected from 214 participants. The results of a descriptive statistic percentage indicated that less than 50% of respondents have completed or has regular trai...