Published Online:September 2017
Product Name:The IUP Journal of Information Technology
Product Type:Article
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Author Name:Swapan Purkait, and Souryendu Das
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Subject/Domain:Engineering
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Pages:21
Exploring the Password Habits of Youth in Asia Swapan Purkait* and Souryendu Das** When it comes to discussing the responsibility of safeguarding individuals from online attacks, there is often a debate whether it belongs to technology manufacturers or end-users. In this paper, an attempt has been made to study users’ behavioral aspects on passwords, nature and tendency in Asian countries. It examines why password, which is one of the mainstays of online security, is becoming prone to cyber-attacks and why users are not taking responsibilities for themselves, even though manufacturers are proactive in their efforts to provide appropriate safeguards. Social and psychological trends of users on passwords are also analyzed, which throws light on the debatable topic of nature of passwords and their proper implementation on the user side. Keywords: Password habits, Weak password, Password awareness, Strong password, User behavior
Internet has come a long way in the past two decades in terms of reach, ease of access and widespread popularity because of its vast and never ending scope of expansion in knowledge and data.The number of people using Internet facilities has increased very rapidly in the last decade.According to a report published by International Telecommunication Union, World Bank and United Nations Population Division, about 40% of the world has an Internet connection today (Internet Live Stats, 2016).