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Fort Hare University | UFH · Department of Information Systems

A number of studies have advocated for the use of long passwords (passphrases) with the aim of attaining a balance between security and usability. This study investigated the security gains of using a multilingual passphrase policy in user generated passphrases that are based on African and Indo-European languages. The research on passwords has bee...

Organizations worldwide are revisiting the design of their password policies. This is partly motivated by the security and usability limitations of user-generated passwords. While research on password policies has been ongoing, this has taken place in the Global North. Accordingly, little is known about the strengths and weaknesses of password poli...

There is a paucity of research on ICTs use and risks and/or misuse by adolescents in the developing world. In addition, the nature and extent of cyberspace risks associated with adolescents of different age groups and gender is yet to be fully understood. ICTs are a critical developmental tool but if not handled with caution, they can be harmful. T...

This study investigates the influence of native languages on password composition and security. The socioculture theory’s psychological development principles were used to argue the influence of language on passwords. 107 Namibian and South African university students were asked to generate a new password for the study using a web based experiment....

The subject of Information Technology (IT) adoption and use has been going on for some time (Jeyaraj & Sabherwal, 2008). In particular, to electronic commerce (e-Commerce) adoption and use, the invention of Web 2.0 presents new technological features for potential and current e-Commerce adopters as well as new challenges. With Web 2.0, customers' p...

The subject of Information Technology (IT) adoption and use has been going on for some time (Jeyaraj& Sabherwal, 2008). In particular, to electronic commerce (e-Commerce) adoption and use, the inventionof Web 2.0 presents new technological features for potential and current e-Commerce adopters aswell as new challenges. With Web 2.0, customers' perc...

While there is a noted increase in studies focusing on electronic commerce (e-Commerce) adoption and use, the adoption and use of e-Commerce by Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises in the hospitality sector (hospitality SMMEs) remains low. This has coincided with studies that focus on researching Information and Technology (IT) adoption until...