Protecting youth from social media risks through information security practices and Islamic principles

The engagement of youth in social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram is on the rise due to the advancement of mobile technology and the increasingly interconnected cyber world. Despite the benefits of social media to adolescents, young people are also exposed to security risks through the...

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Main Authors: Abdul Molok, Nurul Nuha, Kartiwi, Mira, S. Abd. Aziz, Madihah
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Language:English
Published: 2015
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spelling my.iium.irep.470552020-04-09T02:02:49Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/47055/ Protecting youth from social media risks through information security practices and Islamic principles Abdul Molok, Nurul Nuha Kartiwi, Mira S. Abd. Aziz, Madihah T Technology (General) The engagement of youth in social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram is on the rise due to the advancement of mobile technology and the increasingly interconnected cyber world. Despite the benefits of social media to adolescents, young people are also exposed to security risks through these social sites. There have been alarming cases about youth and social media reported locally and internationally. Some of these cases involved cyberbullying, pornography, sexual victimization, addiction and becoming an accidental outlaw due to unthinkable postings on these sites. This conceptual paper explores such phenomenon that is affecting young people today and recommends ways to minimize the risks by educating them about information security practices in social media. Additionally, while other security studies refer to the Western theories and theoretical models, this paper refers to the Holy Quran and Hadith for conceptual analysis in order to propose safeguarding measures against the current phenomenon affecting today’s youth. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47055/4/47055%20Protecting%20Youth%20from%20Social%20Media%20Risks.pdf Abdul Molok, Nurul Nuha and Kartiwi, Mira and S. Abd. Aziz, Madihah (2015) Protecting youth from social media risks through information security practices and Islamic principles. In: 3rd International Conference on Islamic Applications in Computer Science And Technology, 1‐3 October 2015, Konya, Turkey. (Unpublished) http://dsr.edu.my/iman/IMAN2015.pdf
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Abdul Molok, Nurul Nuha
Kartiwi, Mira
S. Abd. Aziz, Madihah
Protecting youth from social media risks through information security practices and Islamic principles
description The engagement of youth in social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram is on the rise due to the advancement of mobile technology and the increasingly interconnected cyber world. Despite the benefits of social media to adolescents, young people are also exposed to security risks through these social sites. There have been alarming cases about youth and social media reported locally and internationally. Some of these cases involved cyberbullying, pornography, sexual victimization, addiction and becoming an accidental outlaw due to unthinkable postings on these sites. This conceptual paper explores such phenomenon that is affecting young people today and recommends ways to minimize the risks by educating them about information security practices in social media. Additionally, while other security studies refer to the Western theories and theoretical models, this paper refers to the Holy Quran and Hadith for conceptual analysis in order to propose safeguarding measures against the current phenomenon affecting today’s youth.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Abdul Molok, Nurul Nuha
Kartiwi, Mira
S. Abd. Aziz, Madihah
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Kartiwi, Mira
S. Abd. Aziz, Madihah
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title Protecting youth from social media risks through information security practices and Islamic principles
title_short Protecting youth from social media risks through information security practices and Islamic principles
title_full Protecting youth from social media risks through information security practices and Islamic principles
title_fullStr Protecting youth from social media risks through information security practices and Islamic principles
title_full_unstemmed Protecting youth from social media risks through information security practices and Islamic principles
title_sort protecting youth from social media risks through information security practices and islamic principles
publishDate 2015
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/47055/4/47055%20Protecting%20Youth%20from%20Social%20Media%20Risks.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/47055/
http://dsr.edu.my/iman/IMAN2015.pdf
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