Risk Taking Behaviors Using Public Wi-Fi™

Choi, Hoon; Carpenter, Darrell; Ko, Myung

doi:10.1007/s10796-021-10119-7

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“…ere is a concentration of WLAN adoption in urban and/or business districts relative to the rural area. A simple survey shows that the urban human population, small businesses, and Corporations are found in urban districts, which explains the dense nature of WLAN technology [6]. Another factor contributing to the popular use of Wi-Fi networks is its portability and mobility, low cost, and ease of deployment.…”

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Assessment and Test-case Study of Wi-Fi Security through the Wardriving Technique

Etta

Imoize

Shukla

et al. 2022

Mobile Information Systems

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This study aims to investigate Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) within the context of its applicability as a 21st-century business tool and its survivability in a security threat-infested cyber landscape. WLAN security leverages the Wardriving technique deployed within geolocation to scan for WLAN density and explore the associated security mechanisms. Specifically, the study adopts two approaches; the first part reviews relevant research articles in electronic libraries and databases on WLAN security based on wardriving techniques. The other part comprises a measurement campaign conducted in a mid-sized city in North Cyprus. The field measurement aims to underscore the claims from the literature to find out how the security encryption technologies are used. In particular, the goal is to determine the availability of WLAN infrastructure and monitor how the security measures are implemented in Northern Cyprus. The main objective is to determine the security state of WLAN in Cyprus and examine how it can be generalized for related environments. In order to completely grasp the research issue posed in this study, data analyses from several perspectives are analyzed and examined critically. The wardriving approach has been used in this work to crawl wider regions for examination. This study was conducted with security findings drawn only from publicly accessible information emitted by each investigated wireless access point. The channel usage, Service Set IDentifier (SSID) security, the Encryption type (Open, WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA3, and Mixed mode), WPS usage statistics, geographical locations, detailed security statistics described in Wigle CSV format, and vendor statistics are highlighted. Generally, results indicate that 21,345 WLANs were detected. From the detected WLANs, 23 (0.1 percent) used WEP encryption, 18 (0.08 percent) used WPA-TKIP encryption, 5,359 (25.1 percent) were unencrypted, and a clear majority of 9,139 (42.82 percent) used the more secure WPA2 encryption, while 13 networks (0.06 percent) used the latest WPA3 encryption technique. The results imply that WLAN security in Cyprus can be said to be moderate. Thus, this study adds to the expanding corpus of research on WLAN security and Wardriving to all parties in the wireless security ecosystem. The current study examines WLAN operations in North Cyprus while pointing to future research directions on Wireless LAN security mechanisms. Overall, the dataset from the wardriving experiment is novel and would serve future research exploration in the wireless security systems domain.

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Assessment and Test-case Study of Wi-Fi Security through the Wardriving Technique

Etta

Imoize

Shukla

et al. 2022

Mobile Information Systems

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“…This finding supports the findings of several studies that self-efficacy is significantly related to attitude formation [ 110 , 111 ]. The previous study’s finding of an insignificant relationship between self-efficacy and attitude formation, on the other hand, was contradicted [ 112 , 113 ].…”

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Thwarting Instant Messaging Phishing Attacks: The Role of Self-Efficacy and the Mediating Effect of Attitude towards Online Sharing of Personal Information

Lee

Gan

Liew

2023

IJERPH

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Context: The cause of cybercrime phishing threats in Malaysia is a lack of knowledge and awareness of phishing. Objective: The effects of self-efficacy (the ability to gain anti-phishing knowledge) and protection motivation (attitude toward sharing personal information online) on the risk of instant messaging phishing attacks (phishing susceptibility) are investigated in this study. The protection motivation theory (PMT) was tested in the context of attitudes toward sharing personal information online with a view to improving interventions to reduce the risk of phishing victimisation.Methods: Data were collected using non-probability purposive sampling. An online survey of 328 Malaysian active instant messaging users was collected and analysed in SmartPLS version 4.0.8.6 using partial least squares structural equation modelling. Results: The results showed that a person’s cognitive factor (either high or low self-efficacy) affected their chance of being a victim of instant message phishing. A higher level of self-efficacy and a negative attitude towards sharing personal information online were significant predictors of phishing susceptibility. A negative attitude towards sharing personal information online mediated the relationship between high levels of self-efficacy and phishing susceptibility. A higher level of self-efficacy led to the formation of negative attitudes among internet users. Attitudes toward the sharing of personal information online are critical because they allow phishing attempts to exist and succeed. Conclusions: The findings give government agencies more information on how to organise anti-phishing campaigns and awareness programmes; awareness and education can improve one’s ability to acquire anti-phishing knowledge (self-efficacy).

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“…Zigbee, introduced in the early 2000s [ 46 ], focused on low-power communication for home automation and sensor networks, providing the ability to create mesh networks for seamless device integration. Wi-Fi, introduced in 1997 [ 47 ], brought wireless internet connectivity to homes, businesses, and public spaces, offering data exchange capabilities within a specific range. Over the years, Wi-Fi has seen remarkable advancements in terms of speed, range, and security protocols, fueling the proliferation of smart devices and applications.…”

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Advances in machine learning and IoT for water quality monitoring: A comprehensive review

Essamlali,

Nhaila,

El Khaili

2024

Heliyon

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Risk Taking Behaviors Using Public Wi-Fi™

Cited by 10 publications

References 103 publications

Assessment and Test-case Study of Wi-Fi Security through the Wardriving Technique

Assessment and Test-case Study of Wi-Fi Security through the Wardriving Technique

Thwarting Instant Messaging Phishing Attacks: The Role of Self-Efficacy and the Mediating Effect of Attitude towards Online Sharing of Personal Information

Advances in machine learning and IoT for water quality monitoring: A comprehensive review

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