Abstract: Security Ceremonies enrich the concept of computer security by involving humans, as well as those individuals involved in creating security threats, and thus consider humanistic behaviours. Most of the current studies covers technical factors with the absence of human behaviour factor. Therefore, there is a need to better understand security ceremonies from a human perspective. This paper analysed the sociocultural aspects of security ceremonies in order to understand the interactions between humans and technology in regard to security protocols. A qualitative case study with the support of semi-structured interviews with twenty security professionals operating in Saudi Arabia was conducted. The aim is to explore the phenomenon owing to their cultural differences, stances on censorship and lack of knowledge in many aspects of security using different aspects including Human computer interaction (HCI), Informational concerns (IC), Mutual considerations (MC), Operational concerns (OC), and Personal interaction (PI). The findings from this paper has highlighted the importance of additional aspects such as functionality, awareness, human error and the relationship between protocols, technology and human. These aspects of security ceremonies can contribute towards assist Saudi Arabia in understanding the interactions between humans and technology in terms of security protocols.
Keywords: Security, Ceremonies, Human, Behaviour, Security Protocols.
Title: ANALYSING THE CURRENT STATE OF INFORMATION SECURITY USING HUMANISTIC SECURITY CEREMONIES: A CASE OF SAUDI ARABIA
Author: Norah Alyousif
International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology Research
ISSN 2348-1196 (print), ISSN 2348-120X (online)
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