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Seniors Language Paradigms: 21st Century Jargon And The Impact On Computer Security And Financial Transactions For Senior Citizens, David Cook, Patryk Szewczyk, Krishnun Sansurooah
Seniors Language Paradigms: 21st Century Jargon And The Impact On Computer Security And Financial Transactions For Senior Citizens, David Cook, Patryk Szewczyk, Krishnun Sansurooah
David M Cook
Senior Citizens represent a unique cohort of computer users insomuch as they have come to the field of computer usage later in life, as novices compared to other users. As a group they exhibit a resentment, mistrust and ignorance towards cyber related technology that is born out of their educational and social experiences prior to widespread information technology. The shift from analogue to digital proficiency has been understated for a generation of citizens who were educated before computer usage and internet ubiquity. This paper examines the language difficulties encountered by senior citizens in attempting to engage in banking and communications …
Securing The Elderly: A Developmental Approach To Hypermedia-Based Online Information Security For Senior Novice Computer Users, David Cook, Patryk Szewczyk, Krishnun Sansurooah
Securing The Elderly: A Developmental Approach To Hypermedia-Based Online Information Security For Senior Novice Computer Users, David Cook, Patryk Szewczyk, Krishnun Sansurooah
David M Cook
Whilst security threats to the general public continue to evolve, elderly computer users with limited skill and knowledge are left playing catch-up in an ever-widening gap in fundamental cyber-related comprehension. As a definable cohort, the elderly generally lack awareness of current security threats, and remain under-educated in terms of applying appropriate controls and safeguards to their computers and networking devices. This paper identifies that web-based computer security information sources do not adequately provide helpful information to senior citizen end-users in terms of both design and content.