Information Security Behavior: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Irish and US Employees

Lena Y. Connolly; Michael Lang; David S. Wall

doi:10.1080/10580530.2019.1651113

Information Security Behavior: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Irish and US Employees

Lena Y. Connolly, Michael Lang, David S. Wall

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University of Leeds

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This study explores how aspects of perceived national culture affect the information security attitudes and behavior of employees. Data was collected using 19 semi-structured interviews in Ireland and the United States of America (US). The main findings are that US employees in the observed organizations are more inclined to adopt formalized information security policies and procedures than Irish employees, and are also more likely to have higher levels of compliance and lower levels of non-compliance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	306-322
Number of pages	17
Journal	Information Systems Management
Volume	36
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10580530.2019.1651113
Publication status	Published - 2 Oct 2019

Keywords

Information security culture
cross-cultural research
information security behavior
national culture
qualitative research

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