The effect of organisational culture on employee security behaviour: A qualitative study

  • L. Connolly
  • , M. Lang
  • , J. Gathegi
  • , J. D. Tygar

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Abstract

An increasing number of information security breaches in organisations presents a serious threat to the confidentiality of personal and commercially sensitive data. Recent research shows that humans are the weakest link in the security chain and the root cause of a great portion of security breaches. This paper draws on prior research on organisational culture to examine how cultural factors affect employee security behaviour. Data for this research project were collected in 15 organisations in the United States and Ireland through qualitative interviews. Our findings demonstrate that organisational culture values of solidarity and people-orientation promote information security compliance, while sociability and taskorientation have a negative effect on employee security behaviour.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance, HAISA 2016
EditorsNathan L Clarke, Steven M Furnell
PublisherUniversity of Plymouth
Pages33-44
Number of pages12
ISBN (Electronic)9781841024134
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Event10th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance, HAISA 2016 - Frankfurt, Germany
Duration: 19 Jul 201621 Jul 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance, HAISA 2016

Conference

Conference10th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance, HAISA 2016
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityFrankfurt
Period19/07/1621/07/16

Keywords

  • Employee Security Behaviour
  • Information Security
  • Organisational Culture

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