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The Adoption of Security Control Apps among Smartphone Users in Tanzania

The Adoption of Security Control Apps among Smartphone Users in Tanzania

Daniel Koloseni, Eliamani Mathew Sedoyeka
Copyright: © 2019 |Volume: 10 |Issue: 4 |Pages: 18
ISSN: 1947-9301|EISSN: 1947-931X|EISBN13: 9781522565956|DOI: 10.4018/IJTD.2019100101
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Koloseni, Daniel, and Eliamani Mathew Sedoyeka. "The Adoption of Security Control Apps among Smartphone Users in Tanzania." IJTD vol.10, no.4 2019: pp.1-18. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJTD.2019100101

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Koloseni, D. & Sedoyeka, E. M. (2019). The Adoption of Security Control Apps among Smartphone Users in Tanzania. International Journal of Technology Diffusion (IJTD), 10(4), 1-18. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJTD.2019100101

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Koloseni, Daniel, and Eliamani Mathew Sedoyeka. "The Adoption of Security Control Apps among Smartphone Users in Tanzania," International Journal of Technology Diffusion (IJTD) 10, no.4: 1-18. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJTD.2019100101

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Abstract

Threats to mobile devices and smartphones, in particular, are on the rise, suggesting that data and information residing in the mobile device such as smartphones are in danger of being attacked. The current study employs an extended TBP as a theoretical framework to investigate the adoption of security control apps (i.e. antivirus) to safeguard against the attacks. A theoretical framework was tested using structural equation modelling (SEM) with data collected from 233 respondents. The study found that social influence, attitude and security awareness have an influence on the intention to adopt antivirus software while perceived behavioral control and individual risk propensity have no influence. Further security awareness has an influence on the attitude of smartphone users towards using antivirus software.

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