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Defining the e-learner’s security profile: Towards awareness improvement

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The paper presents an improved e-learner model that supports monitoring of user behavior related to information security. The model is built upon standardized IMS specification, according to literature research and survey conducted among e-learners. It is positioned as key part of an extended LTSA architecture in which the learner data is used to improve learner security position by continuous delivery of important information and adapting security mechanisms. The implementation is considered in Moodle LMS.

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Milošević, M., Milošević, D. Defining the e-learner’s security profile: Towards awareness improvement. Sādhanā 41, 317–326 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12046-016-0478-7

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