Varnost uporabnikov kibernetskega prostora: analiza zaznav med prebivalci v urbanih in ruralnih okoljih

Abstract

The paper focuses on the comparison of safety and security of cyberspace users in urban and rural environments. The study involved 1,158 participants from 100 municipalities across Slovenia. Findings showed that residents of urban and rural settings were most frequently victimized with the following threats: 1) pop-up windows that required re-entering of the user name and password to obtain users’ data, 2) receiving a fake email with the infected attachment, and 3) fake online advertising. Residents in both environments highlighted that they feel most vulnerable to receiving a fake e-mail with the infected attachment. Moreover, they expose this threat and extortion with their own sexually explicit materials as those that would cause them the most harm.