소셜 네트워크 서비스의 보안기능 사용의도에 영향을 미치는 요인 : Facebook을 중심으로

Abstract

논문투고일:2014년 01월 24일 논문수정완료일:2014년 04월 01일 논문게재확정일:2014년 04월 04일 * 연세대학교 정보대학원 석사 ** 연세대학교 정보대학원 교수, 교신저자 *** 연세대학교 정보대학원 박사 Social networking service (SNS) is a service that allows people to share information, manage relationships with others, and express themselves on the Internet. The number of SNS users have increased explosively with the growth of mobile devices such as smartphones. As the influence of SNS has grown extensively, potential threats to privacy have also become pervasive. The purpose of this study is to empirically examine the main factors that affect users' intentions to use security functions provided by their SNS. The main theories for this study include the rational choice theory and the theory of planned behavior. This study has identified the factors that affect intention to use security functions. In addition, security function awareness and information security awareness are found to be important antecedents for intention to use security functions. The results of this study implies that when SNS providers develop security policies, they should consider the ways to improve users information security awareness and security function awareness simultaneously. Keyword:Social Networking Service, Facebook, Safety of Information, Privacy Concern, Security Vulnerability, Information Security Awareness, Security Function Awareness 韓國IT서비스學會誌 第13卷 第2號 2014年 6月, pp.1-17