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  • 2020 - ACM Senior Member

Overview

Steven Furnell is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom and has a research focus primarily in computer science and social sciences, with extensive work on information and cybersecurity topics. Their publication record highlights involvement across various fields such as information systems, sociology and political science, computer networks and communications, signal processing, and political science with an international relations perspective.

The main topics covered in their research include information and cyber security, privacy, security, and data protection, cybercrime and law enforcement studies, user authentication and security systems, advanced malware detection techniques, cybersecurity and cyber warfare studies, and network security and intrusion detection.

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Steven Furnell include:

  • "Developing a cyber security culture: Current practices and future needs" (2021), Computers & Security
  • "The cybersecurity workforce and skills" (2020), Computers & Security
  • "Home working and cyber security - an outbreak of unpreparedness?" (2020), Computer Fraud & Security
  • "Understanding cybersecurity behavioral habits: Insights from situational support" (2021), Journal of Information Security and Applications
  • "Understanding the full cost of cyber security breaches" (2020), Computer Fraud & Security

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Furnell include Xavier Carpent, Nathan Clarke, Maria Bada, Weizhi Meng, and Maria Papadaki.

The venues where Furnell most often publishes include:

  • Computers & Security
  • Computer Fraud & Security
  • Future Internet
  • Information and Computer Security
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Steven Furnell has contributed multiple books published primarily by Springer Science+Business Media, with titles such as "Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance" across various years (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023), "Computer Security. ESORICS 2021 International Workshops" (2022), "ICT Systems Security and Privacy Protection" (2022, 2025), and other works on information security education and data security. Additional books have been published by Springer International Publishing and Aston University, including "Security in Cyber-Physical Systems" (2021) and "Regulation, Policy and Cybersecurity: Hardware Security" (2021).

Steven Furnell holds recognition as an ACM Senior Member as of 2020.

Best Publications

  • Information security policy compliance model in organizations

    Nader Sohrabi Safa;Rossouw Von Solms;Steven Furnell

  • Information security conscious care behaviour formation in organizations

    Nader Sohrabi Safa;Mehdi Sookhak;Rossouw Von Solms;Steven Furnell

  • Authenticating mobile phone users using keystroke analysis

    N. L. Clarke;S. M. Furnell

  • Security implications of electronic commerce: a survey of consumers and businesses

    Steven M. Furnell;T. Karweni

  • Surveying the Development of Biometric User Authentication on Mobile Phones

    Weizhi Meng;Duncan S. Wong;Steven Furnell;Jianying Zhou

  • Cybercrime Vandalizing the Information Society

    Steven Furnell

  • Authentication of users on mobile telephones - A survey of attitudes and practices

    N. L. Clarke;S. M. Furnell

  • AndroDialysis: Analysis of Android Intent Effectiveness in Malware Detection

    Ali Feizollah;Nor Badrul Anuar;Rosli Salleh;Guillermo Suarez-Tangil

  • Assessing the security perceptions of personal Internet users

    S. M. Furnell;P. Bryant;A. D. Phippen

  • A practical evaluation of Web analytics

    Andrew D. Phippen;L. Sheppard;Steven Furnell

  • Events: Insider Threat Prediction Tool: Evaluating the probability of IT misuse

    G.B Magklaras;S.M Furnell

  • The challenges of understanding and using security: A survey of end-users

    S. M. Furnell;A. Jusoh;D. Katsabas

  • Advanced user authentication for mobile devices

    N. L. Clarke;S. M. Furnell

  • Power to the people? The evolving recognition of human aspects of security

    Steven Furnell;Nathan Clarke

  • From culture to disobedience: Recognising the varying user acceptance of IT security

    Steven Furnell;Kerry-Lynn Thomson

  • Why users cannot use security

    Steven Furnell

  • Authentication and Supervision: A Survey of User Attitudes

    S.M Furnell;P.S Dowland;H.M Illingworth;P.L Reynolds

  • An assessment of website password practices

    Steven Furnell

  • Developing a Cyber Security Culture: Current Practices and Future Needs

    Betsy Uchendu;Jason R.C. Nurse;Maria Bada;Steven Furnell

  • A prototype tool for information security awareness and training

    S.M. Furnell;M. Gennatou;P.S. Dowland

  • From desktop to mobile: Examining the security experience

    Reinhardt A. Botha;Steven M. Furnell;Nathan L. Clarke

Frequent Co-Authors

Nathan Clarke
Nathan Clarke Plymouth University
Nor Badrul Anuar
Nor Badrul Anuar University of Malaya
Weizhi Meng
Weizhi Meng Lancaster University
Emmanuel Ifeachor
Emmanuel Ifeachor Plymouth University
Rossouw von Solms
Rossouw von Solms Nelson Mandela University
Shahab S. Band
Shahab S. Band National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
Javier Lopez
Javier Lopez University of Malaga
Dimitris Gritzalis
Dimitris Gritzalis Athens University of Economics and Business
Abdullah Gani
Abdullah Gani University of Malaya
Charith Perera
Charith Perera Cardiff University

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