Employee security behaviour: The importance of education and policies in organisational settings

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Abstract

The growing number of information security breaches in organisations presents a serious risk to the confidentiality of personal and commercially sensitive data. Current research studies indicate that humans are the weakest link in the information security chain and the root cause of numerous security incidents in organisations. Based on literature gaps, this study investigates how procedural security countermeasures tend to affect employee security behaviour. Data for this study was collected in organisations located in the United States and Ireland. Results suggest that procedural security countermeasures are inclined to promote security-cautious behaviour, while their absence tends to lead to non-compliant behaviour.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation
PublisherSPRINGER HEIDELBERG
Pages79-96
Number of pages18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation
Volume26
ISSN (Print)2195-4968
ISSN (Electronic)2195-4976

Keywords

  • Employee security behaviour
  • Information security policy
  • Procedural security countermeasures
  • Security education

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