@article{MAKHILLIJSC202217121515,
    title = {Effects of Backdoor Awareness on Cyber Hygiene Culture of Nigeria’s Civil Servants},
    journal = {International Journal of Soft Computing},
    volume = {17},
    number = {1},
    pages = {1-5},
    year = {2022},
    issn = {1816-9503},
    doi = {ijscomp.2022.1.5},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1816-9503&doi=ijscomp.2022.1.5},
    author = {Comfort},
    keywords = {backdoor,information system,e-waste,Espionage,,Espionage,cyber hygiene},
    abstract = {In the advent of surreptitiously inserted or embedded
codes on software and hardware for the espionage purposes, the
threat faced by developing countries cannot be overemphasized.
This research is geared towards understudying
importation of cheap, fairly-used (Tokunbo) mobile devices,
PCs and other consumer electronics, with a view to ascertaining
the effect they have on the cyber hygiene of Nigerian civil
servants and in turn, on Nigerian Information system. A survey
was used to collect self-reported data on the backdoor
awareness level and cyber hygiene practices of civil servant.
Collected data is used to test hypothesis that predicts backdoor
awareness level has effect on cyber hygiene practices of
Nigerian civil servants. ta of general backdoor awareness, while
section2 collected data on participants’ cyber hygiene practice.
A measurement scale of 1-5 which assumes equidistance is used
to assess the participants’ level of backdoor awareness and level
of cyber hygiene. This method hides behind existing literature
on robustness of statistical methods such as logistic regression,
to perform parametric data analysis on interval measurement
scale chosen. Categorized data on backdoor awareness and
cyber hygiene were subjected to logistic regression. The result
showed model to be statistically significant at 0.001 and that the
odds of having good cyber hygiene was 2.276 more likely for
people with high backdoor awareness than those with low
backdoor awareness. Regression weight (B) agrees with the
outcome, as a positive regression weight of 0.823 showed that
there exists a positive relationship between the independent and
dependent variables (Increase in backdoor awareness results in
increased cyber hygiene culture. The alternative hypothesis is
accepted and Null hypothesis rejected. The researcher
recommends: Backdoor awareness campaign among civil
servants and ministerial heads, Sensitizing and training
organizational heads in information security best practices,
National measures to ensure ministerial heads are provided with
secure PCs and mobile devices by the organizations they
represent, frequent software updates, installing browser security
software, anti-keyloggers, anti virus software, together with
good cyber hygiene will provide some level of Information
system protection.}
    }