On the security of certain e-communication types: Risks, user awareness and recommendations

Electronic communication is nowadays ubiquitous, irreplaceable and powerful, but because of its significance, the impact on an individual, if something wrong happens, is negligible. A literature review was conducted with the aim of analyzing the term of electronic communication itself as well the aspect of its security. The analysis was performed only on certain popular e-communication types (e.g. e-mail, social media and smartphones). The objective was to review electronic communication in general and to determine if the public is aware of risks concerning it. As a result we concluded that electronic communication is mainly misunderstood and that the public is becoming aware of its security and privacy risk.