20.500.12556/DKUM-84838 Country life in the digital era comparison of technology use and cybercrime victimization between residents of rural and urban environments in Slovenia Cybercrime is one of the most significant security challenges of the 21st century. However, official statistics do not provide insights into its prevalence and nature. Representative cross-sectional field studies may help fill this gap, focusing on differences between urban and rural technology users. We (a) investigated the association between the purpose of computers and other electronic device usage and perceived vulnerability, (b) compared the differences in the purpose of computers or other electronic device use and perceived vulnerability, and (c) compared the perceived cyber victimization between residents of rural and urban areas. We conducted a field study that resulted in a representative sample of the Republic of Slovenia in Europe. We found several significant differences in the purpose of technology use and perceived cyber victimization. Furthermore, the results indicate that the purpose of technology use is somehow associated with perceived vulnerability in cyberspace; however, such associations are different in cyberspace than in the material world. cyber victimization cybercrime rural environment technology use perceived vulnerability kibernetska viktimizacija kibernetski kriminal podeželsko okolje uporaba tehnologije zaznana ranljivost true true true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2023-07-31 14:08:32 2023-07-31 14:08:32 2023-08-28 14:24:51 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2022 0 0 str. 1-16 iss. 21 Vol. 14 2022 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2022-01-01 343.3/.7:004 128087043 10.3390/su142114487 2071-1050 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/21/14487/htm 1 fbc7dcee-2f9a-11ee-a26d-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=169100 Country_Life_in_the_Digital_Era__C-Bernik-2022.pdf Country_Life_in_the_Digital_Era__C-Bernik-2022.pdf 1 E58EEF184A3BF9C6F9C5365AAC52547B 4ecd883f1a1349fcd7c01e8038bb42474196039baf63964a4a864407e803e808 8909cb44-2f9b-11ee-a26d-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=169101 Fakulteta za varnostne vede 0 0 0