Firewall information and security visualization : improving the usage and adoption of modern network firewalls by novice users

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dc.contributor.advisorMarsden, Garyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGasant, Mogamad Yaqeenen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T19:29:01Z
dc.date.available2014-08-13T19:29:01Z
dc.date.issued2007en_ZA
dc.descriptionWord processed copy.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 77-79).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe increasing number of people having access to computers and the Internet and the numerous services provided by the Internet - e.g., Internet banking, online shopping, eBay, email - emphasizes the need for computer security which is understandable to novice users. Whilst the technology underlying a firewall is effective, most users have no idea how to configure the software to suit their needs. This research focuses on personal firewalls because it is our belief and I will show that personal firewalls are more at risk than those of large corporations. Our hypothesis for this research is that many of the users who install personal firewalls lack the knowledge to properly configure them. We propose that the problem with a personal firewall is that most users do not have the correct conceptual models of interaction between computer, firewall, and security in order to configure these personal firewalls correctly. We aim to use information visualization [3] as a possible solution to the problem of novice users configuring their personal firewalls.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationGasant, M. Y. (2007). <i>Firewall information and security visualization : improving the usage and adoption of modern network firewalls by novice users</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Computer Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6398en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGasant, Mogamad Yaqeen. <i>"Firewall information and security visualization : improving the usage and adoption of modern network firewalls by novice users."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Computer Science, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6398en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGasant, M. 2007. Firewall information and security visualization : improving the usage and adoption of modern network firewalls by novice users. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Gasant, Mogamad Yaqeen AB - The increasing number of people having access to computers and the Internet and the numerous services provided by the Internet - e.g., Internet banking, online shopping, eBay, email - emphasizes the need for computer security which is understandable to novice users. Whilst the technology underlying a firewall is effective, most users have no idea how to configure the software to suit their needs. This research focuses on personal firewalls because it is our belief and I will show that personal firewalls are more at risk than those of large corporations. Our hypothesis for this research is that many of the users who install personal firewalls lack the knowledge to properly configure them. We propose that the problem with a personal firewall is that most users do not have the correct conceptual models of interaction between computer, firewall, and security in order to configure these personal firewalls correctly. We aim to use information visualization [3] as a possible solution to the problem of novice users configuring their personal firewalls. DA - 2007 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2007 T1 - Firewall information and security visualization : improving the usage and adoption of modern network firewalls by novice users TI - Firewall information and security visualization : improving the usage and adoption of modern network firewalls by novice users UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6398 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6398
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGasant MY. Firewall information and security visualization : improving the usage and adoption of modern network firewalls by novice users. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Computer Science, 2007 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6398en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Computer Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherComputer Scienceen_ZA
dc.titleFirewall information and security visualization : improving the usage and adoption of modern network firewalls by novice usersen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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