Are UK parents empowered to act on their cybersecurity education responsibilities?

Suzanne Prior; Karen Renaud

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-61379-1_6

Are UK parents empowered to act on their cybersecurity education responsibilities?

Suzanne Prior^*, Karen Renaud

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Cybersecurity and Computing

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Abstract

The UK government responsibilizes its citizens to take care of their own cybersecurity. They provide extensive advice but no other direct support beyond a portal to report cybercrimes. Responsibilization works best when citizens are empowered to act in accordance with their responsibilities. Now, consider that UK parents, as part of their parental role, are probably also responsibilized for educating their children about cybersecurity. The question is whether they are sufficiently empowered to fulfill their cybersecurity education responsibilities. Our studies found that UK parents felt it was right and proper to be assigned the responsibility for educating their children about cybersecurity. However, they generally did not possess up-to-date cybersecurity knowledge nor benefit from UK government-provided cyber-related advice. Hence, they are responsibilized but not empowered to educate their children about cybersecurity.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust
Subtitle of host publication	6th International Conference, HCI-CPT 2024, held as part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024 Washington, DC, USA, June 29 – July 4, 2024 Proceedings, Part I
Editors	Abbas Moallem
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Pages	77-96
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031613791
ISBN (Print)	9783031613784
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61379-1_6
Publication status	Published - 2 Jun 2024
Event	26th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction - Washington Hilton Hotel, Washington DC, United States Duration: 29 Jun 2024 → 4 Jul 2024 https://2024.hci.international/

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	14728
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	26th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
Abbreviated title	HCI I 2024
Country/Territory	United States
City	Washington DC
Period	29/06/24 → 4/07/24
Internet address	https://2024.hci.international/

Keywords

Cyber hygiene
Education
Children
Responsibilization

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Prior, S., & Renaud, K. (2024). Are UK parents empowered to act on their cybersecurity education responsibilities? In A. Moallem (Ed.), HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust: 6th International Conference, HCI-CPT 2024, held as part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024 Washington, DC, USA, June 29 – July 4, 2024 Proceedings, Part I (pp. 77-96). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 14728). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61379-1_6

Prior, Suzanne ; Renaud, Karen. / Are UK parents empowered to act on their cybersecurity education responsibilities?. HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust: 6th International Conference, HCI-CPT 2024, held as part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024 Washington, DC, USA, June 29 – July 4, 2024 Proceedings, Part I. editor / Abbas Moallem. Cham : Springer, 2024. pp. 77-96 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Prior, S & Renaud, K 2024, Are UK parents empowered to act on their cybersecurity education responsibilities? in A Moallem (ed.), HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust: 6th International Conference, HCI-CPT 2024, held as part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024 Washington, DC, USA, June 29 – July 4, 2024 Proceedings, Part I. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 14728, Springer, Cham, pp. 77-96, 26th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States, 29/06/24. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61379-1_6

Are UK parents empowered to act on their cybersecurity education responsibilities? / Prior, Suzanne; Renaud, Karen.
HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust: 6th International Conference, HCI-CPT 2024, held as part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024 Washington, DC, USA, June 29 – July 4, 2024 Proceedings, Part I. ed. / Abbas Moallem. Cham: Springer, 2024. p. 77-96 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 14728).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution