Systematic Literature Review of Safety Awareness

Abstract

Today, digital devices have become an indispensable part of everyday life, whether for work or leisure; they are present  in every aspect of life, but they also carry several dangers.  As technology advances, a lot of information is exchanged  online, uploaded to the cloud, stored on digital devices,  potentially allowing privacy and sensitive data to be  obtained or leaked by unauthorised parties. A solution to  potential threats can be to raise awareness of the people  using digital devices. This research aims to provide an overview of the factors that influence individuals’ security  awareness. To this end, a systematic literature review was  conducted in ScienceDirect, Google Scholar and Web of Science databases between January 2012 and December 2020. The analysis was performed by searching only for  articles in English and available in full text, for which  appropriate keywords were selected and applied. After  conducting the search, a potential 419 publications were  analysed in more detail, of which 92 finally met the pre-defined criteria. They found that the level of safety  awareness is influenced by, among other things, the  individual’s gender, age, education, mindset, experience  and personality, as well as corporate culture.