CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
Currently
in
this
day
and
age,
the
Internet
has
become
commonplace
in
most
individual’s
lives,
it
has
also
become
an
essential
tool.
It
does
not
matter
whether
you
are an adult or a child, everyone
is
into the
internet
in one
way or another.
The
Internet
or
web
has
been
a
helpful
tool
to
society.
Through
the
internet, people
can
perform
a
variety of different functions, such as finding information, connect socially, shop online,
etc. However, Internet also holds contradiction at the same time as a threatening
technology.
“As Internet involves all aspects of human activities, the whole modern society is
today
exposed
to
numerous
potential
attacks trough Internet. Then, several
systems
worldwide
are
frequently
targets of
attacks
with
for
consequence,
the
disruption
of
systems
or
data,
with
high financial
impacts
and
other
prejudices.
The data
interceptions, system interferences,
illegal access,
spyware and
identify
theft
are
some
harmful
actions
which our
laboratories,
research
centres,
universities, administrations, hospitals, shops, banks etc are potential victims on
Internet. So, technical
solutions and
legal dispositions
must urgently be shared or
set up in the prospect of a safer information society” (KISSANGOU).
Internet
users
are
wide
and
varied
in
skill
levels
and
technical
abilities,
some
might
know how to protect themselves from online threat but some don’t. Self efficacy plays
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