Managing employee security behaviour in organisations: The role of cultural factors and individual values

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Abstract

An increasing number of information security breaches in organisations presents a potentially serious threat to the privacy and confidentiality of personal and commercially sensitive data. Recent research shows that human beings are the weakest link in the security chain and the root cause of a great portion of security breaches. In the late 1990’s, a new phenomenon called “information security culture” has emerged as a measure to promote security-cautious behaviour of employees in organisational settings. The concept of information security culture is relatively new and research on the subject is still evolving. This research-in-progress paper contributes to our understanding of this very important topic by offering a conceptualisation of information security culture. Additionally, this study indentifies factors that instigate adverse employee behaviour in organisations.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICT Systems Security and Privacy Protection - 29th IFIP TC 11 International Conference, SEC 2014, Proceedings
EditorsNora Cuppens-Boulahia, Frédéric Cuppens, Sushil Jajodia, Anas Abou El Kalam, Thierry Sans
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media, LLC
Pages417-430
Number of pages14
ISBN (Electronic)9783642554148
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event29th IFIP TC 11 International Conference, SEC 2014 - Marrakesh, Morocco
Duration: 2 Jun 20144 Jun 2014

Publication series

NameIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Volume428
ISSN (Print)1868-4238
ISSN (Electronic)1868-422X

Conference

Conference29th IFIP TC 11 International Conference, SEC 2014
Country/TerritoryMorocco
CityMarrakesh
Period2/06/144/06/14

Keywords

  • Employee behaviour
  • Individual values
  • Information security
  • Information security culture
  • National culture
  • Organisational culture

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