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People use search engines to seek information. This study investigates the motives that drive the search for information security knowledge via a search engine. We empirically examine the effects of network attacks and vulnerability disclosures on the frequency of search for information security knowledge. . We find that network attacks of current day and one day prior significantly impact the search, while vulnerability disclosure does not significantly affect the search.
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Wang, J., Xiao, N., Rao, H.R. (2010). An Exploration of the Search for Information Security. In: Sharman, R., Rao, H.R., Raghu, T.S. (eds) Exploring the Grand Challenges for Next Generation E-Business. WEB 2009. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 52. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17449-0_17
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