Table 6. Differences in students’...

Table 6.

Differences in students’ smartphone security measures in terms of their age group, education level, faculty, years of experience and internet connection

Smartphone security practices	Age group	Educationlevel	Faculty/institute	Years ofexperience	Internetconnection
I regularly update the operating system and apps	0.885	0.392	0.000***	0.000***	0.085
I use strong and unique passwords for my smartphone and apps	0.208	0.284	0.000***	0.000***	0.026*
I use biometric (fingerprint, face recognition) security features in my phone	0.041*	0.115	0.001***	0.000***	0.002**
I carefully review app permissions during installation	0.881	0.057	0.325	0.079	0.657
I keep back-up of my important data	0.879	0.236	0.116	0.227	0.075
I use two-factor authentication for my important accounts	0.067	0.135	0.005**	0.017*	0.193
I use anti-virus software in my smartphone	0.346	0.401	0.000***	0.485	0.160
I customize the privacy settings of my smartphone	0.290	0.232	0.106	0.357	0.991
I use remote management apps, i.e. TeamViewer, AnyDesk, etc.	0.409	0.006**	0.013*	0.865	0.863

Smartphone security practices	Age group	Educationlevel	Faculty/institute	Years ofexperience	Internetconnection
I regularly update the operating system and apps	0.885	0.392	0.000***	0.000***	0.085
I use strong and unique passwords for my smartphone and apps	0.208	0.284	0.000***	0.000***	0.026*
I use biometric (fingerprint, face recognition) security features in my phone	0.041*	0.115	0.001***	0.000***	0.002**
I carefully review app permissions during installation	0.881	0.057	0.325	0.079	0.657
I keep back-up of my important data	0.879	0.236	0.116	0.227	0.075
I use two-factor authentication for my important accounts	0.067	0.135	0.005**	0.017*	0.193
I use anti-virus software in my smartphone	0.346	0.401	0.000***	0.485	0.160
I customize the privacy settings of my smartphone	0.290	0.232	0.106	0.357	0.991
I use remote management apps, i.e. TeamViewer, AnyDesk, etc.	0.409	0.006**	0.013*	0.865	0.863

Note(s):

p-Value is significant at *p ≤ 0.05; **p ≤ 0.01; and ***p ≤ 0.001

Source(s): Table by authors

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