Home Users Vulnerabilities in Audio/Video Players |
Computer security researchers and professionals have a long history of computer vulnerabilities information. Days are gone when information security could be based on one firewall protecting a network from the dangers of external attacks. Today laptops and home computer systems have made information security a daunting task. In the recent years, there is a rapid increase in discovered computer vulnerabilities and home users have become the major target for vulnerability exploitation. Lack of human factor identification, analysis methods and user’s unawareness in computer and information security has made the conditions worse. Previous researches have focused on usability aspects of security methods like passwords, smart cards and biometrics. The main purpose of this research is to develop a basic understanding of home user vulnerabilities, issues contributing to computer and information security vulnerabilities and suggest the possible ways of avoiding these vulnerabilities. This research examines how home user vulnerabilities have evolved over the past years, what are the main factors contributing these issues and how users can make their computer safe against those vulnerabilities. The information has been carried out in the form of surveying vulnerability databases and surveying existing research. After analysing the whole results conclusion and recommendations has been drawn.
Jain R, Papadaki M