MEDICINSKI GLASNIK
MEDICINSKI GLASNIK
MEDICINSKI GLASNIK
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE<br />
Security Perception of a Portable PC User (The Difference Between<br />
Medical Doctors and Engineers): A Pilot Study<br />
Krešimir Šolić, Vesna Ilakovac<br />
Department of Biophysics, Medical Statistics and Medical Informatics, J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, School of Medicine,<br />
Osijek, Croatia<br />
Corresponding author<br />
Krešimir Šolić<br />
J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek,<br />
School of Medicine<br />
Josipa Huttlera 4, 31000 Osijek, Croatia;<br />
Phone: +385 31 512 809;<br />
Fax: +385 31 521 866;<br />
E-mail: kresimir@mefos.hr<br />
Original submission:<br />
15 June 2008;<br />
Revised submission:<br />
18 September 2008;<br />
Accepted:<br />
02 February 2009.<br />
Med Glas 2009; 6(2): 261-264<br />
ABSTRACT<br />
Aim The aim of this pilot study was to compare knowledge on security<br />
threats and habits in dealing with computer security issues.<br />
Methods Two groups of researchers and teaching staff, portable<br />
personal computer (PC) users, coming from different environments<br />
were included in the study: School of Medicine (n=19) and<br />
School of Electrical Engineering (n=20). Participants were asked<br />
to complete an anonymous questionnaire consisting of 21 questions<br />
about basic demographic data, years of using PC, years of<br />
owning/using portable PC, position at the School, habits in dealing<br />
with security issues and knowledge about potential security<br />
threats.<br />
Results Both groups demonstrated similar pattern of behaviour<br />
in dealing with security issues. Participants from the School of<br />
Electrical Engineering showed a higher level of knowledge in<br />
three questions about security experts’ terminology (Fisher’s exact<br />
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