Understanding of the Behaviour of Android Smartphone Users in Cameroon: Application of the Security

Internet of Things Malware : A Survey

“…Specific nation examples were given such as Zimbabwe with 58.1% and Nigeria 57.9% mobile device access compared to their desktop platform access of 41.9% and 42.1% respectively [70]. Smart phone penetration is on the increase in sub Saharan Africa with an estimation of one in five persons owning a smart phone [71]. Smart phones have emerged as a key component in the IoT environments.…”

Coping with Accessibility Challenges for Security - A User Study with Blind Smartphone Users

“…There have been numerous studies with sighted users [9,12,13,15,20,[22][23][24]27] as well as visually impaired users [1,2,4,10,11,21] with smartphones, laptops and internet on various aspects of usability, privacy and security, although we have not found relevant empirical studies with visually impaired or blind users in India with regards to their security and privacy practices and behavior with smartphones.…”

“…Asokan and Kuo [27], Ben-Asher et al [28] and Jakobsson [29], all argue that security approaches for mobile phone environments need to be revisited as the environment and usage differs markedly from traditional computers. Smartphones do provide some measures to mitigate risks [23], but the decisions are often delegated to the users themselves, who may not be sufficiently prepared or have the awareness to take correct decisions [22]. However, studies suggest that users are not well informed about security and privacy decisions [23] and may often take inappropriate decisions.…”

“…Smartphones do provide some measures to mitigate risks [23], but the decisions are often delegated to the users themselves, who may not be sufficiently prepared or have the awareness to take correct decisions [22]. However, studies suggest that users are not well informed about security and privacy decisions [23] and may often take inappropriate decisions. Users often do not find security features essential and keep them disabled [22] [16].…”