Abstract
In this paper, we present secondary research on recommended cybersecurity practices for social media users from the user’s point of view. Through following a structured methodological approach of the systematic literature review presented, aspects related to cyber threats, cyber awareness, and cyber behavior in internet and social media use are considered in the study. The study presented finds that there are many cyber threats existing within the social media platform, such as loss of productivity, cyber bullying, cyber stalking, identity theft, social information overload, inconsistent personal branding, personal reputation damage, data breach, malicious software, service interruptions, hacks, and unauthorized access to social media accounts. Among other findings, the study also reveals that demographic factors, for example age, gender, and education level, may not necessarily be influential factors affecting the cyber awareness of the internet users.
Highlights
The internet has become one of the primary communication channels in the modern era and social media possess a large portion of internet usage ([1] Bosse, Renner, and Wilkens, 2020)
Most countries have acknowledged that cybersecurity has become one of the most critical issues that has emerged in the past few years with the increased usage of internet and social media ([3] Tosun et al, 2020)
The main keywords used in the search of relevant articles were as follows: cyber threats, cybersecurity, cyber security, social media, user awareness, and user behavior
Summary
The internet has become one of the primary communication channels in the modern era and social media possess a large portion of internet usage ([1] Bosse, Renner, and Wilkens, 2020). Most countries have acknowledged that cybersecurity has become one of the most critical issues that has emerged in the past few years with the increased usage of internet and social media ([3] Tosun et al, 2020). This might be due to the fact that high social media usage has become a new trend, reaching a wide range of people within a short time period ([4] Constantinides and Stagno, 2011; as cited by Okyireh and Okyireh, 2016). The main objectives of this article are identified as follows: Identify cyber threats in internet and social media use
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