Employee Security Behaviour: The Importance of Education and Policies in Organisational Settings

Lena Y. Connolly (), Michael Lang () and Doug J. Tygar ()
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Lena Y. Connolly: National University of Ireland Galway
Michael Lang: National University of Ireland Galway
Doug J. Tygar: University of California

A chapter in Advances in Information Systems Development, 2018, pp 79-96 from Springer

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Employee security behaviour; Procedural security countermeasures; Information security policy; Security education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-74817-7_6

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