Aug 27, 2020 | Research
While technical controls can reduce vulnerabilities to cyber threats, no technology provides absolute protection and we hypothesised that people may act less securely if they place unwarranted trust in these automated systems. This paper describes the development of a...Jul 10, 2020 | Research
Since information security (InfoSec) incidents often involve human error, businesses are investing greater resources into improving staff awareness and compliance with best-practice InfoSec behaviours. This research examined whether employees who feel that they may be...Nov 10, 2017 | Research
This study looked into how individual differences and national culture impacted participants’ responses to phishing and spear-phishing emails. The study found a national culture that promoted the needs of the individual (rather than the needs of society) increased the...Nov 10, 2017 | Research
This study examined the relationship between Information Security Awareness (ISA), resilience and work stress, finding greater resilience to be associated with higher ISA and lower work stress. Nov 10, 2017 | Research
This study examined the relationship between perception of risk, organisational commitment, and Information Security Awareness (ISA), finding both organisational commitment and perception of personal risk to be significant predictors of ISA. Surprisingly, frequency of...