This research in progress essay reviews the existing technology acceptance literature to evaluate its ability to predict the adoption of network security controls. We suggest that an expanded view of current technology acceptance theory may be required to adequately address the complex variables that influence the acceptance of security controls. An important differentiator is that while tradit...

The smart grid (SG) integrates the power grid and the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) with the aim of achieving more reliable and safe power transmission and distribution to the customers. Integrating the power grid with the ICT exposes the SG to systems security threats and vulnerabilities that could be compromised by malicious users and attackers. This paper presents a SG syste...

Speaker recognition is basically divided into two-classification: speaker recognition and speaker identification and it is the method of automatically identify who is speaking on the basis of individual information integrated in speech waves. Speaker recognition is widely applicable in use of speaker’s voice to verify their identity and control access to services such as banking by telephone, d...

Mankind is actively trying to communicate with extraterrestrial life. However, historically the discovery of new civilizations has led to war, subjugation, and even elimination. With that in mind, we believe that for any attempted contact with extraterrestrials our location must not be revealed. Therefore, we focus on the problem of location-private interstellar communication. We approach this ...

Almost all studies of same-sex parenting have concluded there is ‘‘no difference’’ in a range of outcome measures for children who live in a household with same-sex parents compared to children living with married opposite-sex parents. Recently, some work based on the US census has suggested otherwise, but those studies have considerable drawbacks. Here, a 20 % sample of the 2006 Canada census ...

This study attempted to improve upon previous qualitative research by conducting a large scale, quantitative study on the parental experience in special education. 76 parents of children receiving special education services were surveyed regarding their communication with school personnel, the focus of their child’s education, involvement in the IEP meeting, and satisfaction. It was found that ...

The prevalence of son preference and its implications for family behaviour in developing countries have received a great deal of scholarly attention, but child-gender bias is believed to be empirically unimportant in wealthy, non-traditional societies. Studies by sociologists and psychologists during the past 30 years, however, have documented consistent discrepancies between the behaviour of p...

While prior research has been examining information security behaviours in mature environments with formal policies and practices, there is less attention paid to new or transforming environments that lack security controls. It is crucial to understand what factors affect the formation of an emerging information security environment, so that security managers can make use of the forming mechani...

Security compliance has now become a major information systems management problem thanks to government regulations. Organizations are now developing methodologies and tools to assess compliance of Information Systems (IS) security. The research outlined in this paper is part of a longitudinal action research study which aims to help inform and improve security within Whole of Government (WoG). ...

Title of Document: IS EDUCATION ASSOCIATED WITH A TRANSITION TOWARDS AUTONOMY IN PARTNER CHOICE? A CASE STUDY OF INDIA Manjistha Banerji, M.A., 2008 Directed By: Steven P. Martin, Department of Sociology This paper examines if self-arranged marriages (or love marriages) have replaced parent-arranged marriages as the dominant form of marriage in India. In particular, I examine if women of recent...