Jun 14, 2010 | Research library
Information technology executives strive to align the actions of end users with the desired security posture of management and of the firm through persuasive communication. In many cases, some element of fear is incorporated within these communications. However,...
Jun 6, 2010 | Journal article, Research library
It is widely recognised that success in tackling security issues often depends upon acknowledgement and action by individuals. To quote Amit Yoran, erstwhile director of the National Cyber Security Division within the US Department of Homeland Security: “The human...
Jun 3, 2010 | Research library
This article presents the results of a study to determine the impact of a cyber threat education and awareness intervention on changes in user security behavior. Subjects were randomly assigned to one of two introductory lectures about cyber threats due to poor...
Jun 3, 2010 | Research library
The objective of this study was to investigate people’s perception of information security and to unveil the factors that influence people’s perception of different threats to information security. In the survey study, 602 respondents were asked to evaluate one of 21...
May 1, 2010 | Research library
This review examines the evidence that the technology acceptance model predicts actual technology usage using both subjective and objective measures of actual usage.
May 1, 2010 | Research library
Despite technological advances, humans remain the weakest link in internet security. In this paper, we examined user motivation behind five password management behaviors, e.g. selecting a password for the first time. We found that despite the fact that users know...
