Personal Computer Usage and Security Threats in the New Juaben Municipality, Ghana

Authors

  • Sarah Dsane-Nsor Koforidua Technical University P. O. Box kf 981 Koforidua, Ghana
  • Akyene Tetteh University of Mines and Technology P.O. Box 237, Tarkwa, Ghana
  • Joseph Akubire Kojo Nsor Ghana Atomic Energy Commission P.O. Box LG 80, Accra, Ghana

Keywords:

Personal Computer, Ghana, Security Threats

Abstract

Personal computer (PC) usage in Ghana is on the rise but its security threat lacks behind because most PC owners do not know how to guard themselves and unaware of it danger.  This paper studies the current state of PC security threat in the New Juaben Municipality, Eastern Region Ghana. SPSS was used to analyze the questionnaires gathered. The results suggest that (i) good authentic password does not guarantee PC owners safety, (ii) lapse in anti-virus routine update empowers malicious attackers to attack personal computers and (iii) PC’s owners are not free from privacy threat so far as they subscribe to free email accounts.

Author Biographies

Sarah Dsane-Nsor, Koforidua Technical University P. O. Box kf 981 Koforidua, Ghana

Computer Science Lecturer

Akyene Tetteh, University of Mines and Technology P.O. Box 237, Tarkwa, Ghana

Department of Management Studies

Lecturer

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Published

2017-06-30

How to Cite

Dsane-Nsor, S., Tetteh, A., & Nsor, J. A. K. (2017). Personal Computer Usage and Security Threats in the New Juaben Municipality, Ghana. Asian Journal of Computer and Information Systems, 5(2). Retrieved from https://ajouronline.com/index.php/AJCIS/article/view/4824

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