Risk assessment of email accounts: Difference between perception and reality

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dc.contributor.advisorCukier, Michelen_US
dc.contributor.authorZinsou, Merineen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMechanical Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-02T05:30:43Z
dc.date.available2013-07-02T05:30:43Z
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.description.abstractThe use of Internet is associated with a growing number of security threats. This thesis analyzes how users perceive the security of their email account based on the email account provider. With our study, we aim to contribute to the information security systems literature in three ways: First, by taking a more complete view on security online, and reviewing the concept of usable security, usability, human-computer interaction, trust and user perception. Second, by performing an analysis of providers of online services specifically emails. Third, by applying a renowned risk analysis method called Information Security Risk Analysis Method (ISRAM) for risk assessment. The ISRAM analysis revealed that Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo email accounts have a medium risk level, while the reality analysis demonstrated no clearly more secure account provider with only low level risk counts.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/14207
dc.subject.pqcontrolledMechanical engineeringen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledEmailen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledISRAMen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledRisk Assessmenten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledRisk matrixen_US
dc.titleRisk assessment of email accounts: Difference between perception and realityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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