User perception's and behavioral intentions towards privacy and information security

Bc. Md Sahadat Hossain Sagor

Master's thesis

Abstract:

The increasing use of technology and online platforms has led to growing concerns about privacy and information security. This thesis explores users' perceptions and behavioral intentions towards this privacy and information security. The study aims to investigate the comparison between graduate students and junior employees to see their awareness of privacy and information security and also see the significant differences. The literature review provides an in-depth analysis of various aspects related to user perceptions, behavior intention, privacy, and information security. It covers different measures of user perception and user perceptions of privacy, along with the relationship between user perception and behavior. Through a statistical method approach, the study analyzed collected from a survey. The findings provide insights into users perceptions and behavioral intentions towards privacy and information security, highlighting the responds of individual groups. The study's contributions to see the significant differences between graduate and junior employees towards privacy and information security. It also provides a better understanding of the awareness of these group and recommendation has been provided to increase their knowledge of privacy and information security to reduce security issues.

Keywords

privacy, information security, user perceptions, user behaviour evaluation, statistical analysis

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 3. 4. 2023

Thesis defence

• Date of defence: 23. 5. 2023
• Supervisor: Ing. Miloš Ulman, Ph.D.
• Reader: Dino Sodamin, externi

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Faculty of Economics and Management

Master programme:
Informatics