Studying IT Security Professionals: Research Design and Lessons Learned
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The HOT Admin Field Study used qualitative methods to study information technology security professionals. Both the nature of the field and the difficulty of gaining access to participants had implications for the study design. We present the lessons learned, and offer suggestions overcoming the challenge of participant recruitment.
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تاریخ انتشار 2007