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Natalia Stanulewicz - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Akanmu Semiu Ayobami - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • relationship between information Security Awareness and information Security threat
    Social Science Research Network, 2013
    Co-Authors: Adedayo Williams, Akanmu Semiu Ayobami
    Abstract:

    Information Security threat has been reported to be on the increase among users of internet technologies, especially the academic communities, comprising the students, lecturers and tutors. In attending to this situation, past studies have either conceptually discussed or empirically studied some related factors to information Security threat generally, with few (if at all any) studied information Security Awareness’ relationship within the conceptual framework of community training, vulnerability to threat, perceived threat severity and compliance to Security policies with information Security threat. And none has studied this among the Universiti Utara Malaysia community. This paper studies these factors in view of the relationship between information Security Awareness and information Security threat among the Universiti Utara Malaysia students’ community. This study uses Quantitative method, with Pearson correlation as the statistical tool. The findings of this study showed that community training; vulnerability to threat, perceived threat severity and compliance to Security policies within the concept of information Security Awareness is positively related to information Security threats.

Mohammad Eyadat - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • information Security Awareness and training program in the middle east universities
    Asian Journal of Computer and Information Systems, 2018
    Co-Authors: Mohammad Eyadat
    Abstract:

    An effective Security Awareness and Training (SAT) program enables organizational members to understand the organization’s Security strategies, know their responsibilities, and control risks that are caused by Security incidents. Therefore, deploying a SAT program is one of the most important steps for any organization to assure that information assets are appropriately secured. The aim of this paper is into folds: first, to gain an insight and determine the information Security Awareness and training program levels in Middle Eastern higher education sector through a case study that examined 182 institute websites over eight countries. Second, to provide recommendations based on the findings that aid information Security professionals to establish a new or improved existing Awareness and training program. Literature showed that no study has been done on the SAT program at the level of the Middle Eastern region. However, there was a need to this investigation and therefore, it was a pioneering study at the region level in the field of information Security.

Lynette Drevin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • An assessment of the role of cultural factors in information Security Awareness
    2011 Information Security for South Africa, 2011
    Co-Authors: H. A. Kruger, Stephen Flowerday, Lynette Drevin, T. Steyn
    Abstract:

    An information Security Awareness program is regarded as an important instrument in the protection of information assets. In this study, the traditional approach to an information Security Awareness program is extended to include possible cultural factors relating to people from diverse backgrounds. The human factor, consisting of two closely related dimensions, namely knowledge and behaviour, play a significant role in the field of ICT Security. In addition, cultural factors also impact on the Security knowledge and behaviour of people as cultural differences may manifest themselves in different levels of Security Awareness. An information Security vocabulary test was used to assess the level of Awareness pertaining to the two human dimensions - knowledge and behaviour amongst students from two different regional universities in South Africa. The objective is to determine whether cultural differences among students have an effect on their ICT Security Awareness levels. Results obtained suggest that certain cultural factors such as mother tongue, area where you grew up, etc., do have an impact on Security Awareness levels and should be taken into consideration when planning and developing an information Security Awareness program.

  • A vocabulary test to assess information Security Awareness
    Information Management & Computer Security, 2010
    Co-Authors: Hennie Kruger, Lynette Drevin, Tjaart Steyn
    Abstract:

    Purpose – The dependence on human involvement and human behavior to protect information assets necessitates an information Security Awareness program to make people aware of their roles and responsibilities towards information Security. The purpose of this paper is to examine the feasibility of an information Security vocabulary test as an aid to assess Awareness levels and to assist with the identification of suitable areas or topics to be included in an information Security Awareness program. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire has been designed to test and illustrate the feasibility of a vocabulary test. The questionnaire consists of two sections – a first section to perform a vocabulary test and a second one to evaluate respondents’ behavior. Two different class groups of students at a university were used as a sample. Findings – The research findings confirmed that the use of a vocabulary test to assess Security Awareness levels will be beneficial. A significant relationship between knowledge of concepts (vocabulary) and behavior was observed. Originality/value – The paper introduces a new approach to evaluate people’s information Security Awareness levels by employing an information Security vocabulary test. This new approach can assist management to plan and evaluate interventions and to facilitate best practice in information Security. Aspects of cognitive psychology and language were taken into account in this research project, indicating the interaction and influence between apparently different disciplines.

  • Value-focused assessment of ICT Security Awareness in an academic environment
    Computers & Security, 2007
    Co-Authors: Lynette Drevin, Hennie A. Kruger
    Abstract:

    Security Awareness is important to reduce human error, theft, fraud, and misuse of computer assets. A strong ICT Security culture cannot develop and grow in a company without Awareness programmes. This paper focuses on ICT Security Awareness and how to identify key areas of concern to address in ICT Security Awareness programmes by making use of the value-focused approach. The result of this approach is a network of objectives where the fundamental objectives are the key areas of concern that can be used in decision making in Security planning. The fundamental objectives were found to be in line with the acknowledged goals of ICT Security, e.g. confidentiality, integrity and availability. Other objectives that emerged were more on the social and management side, e.g. responsibility for actions and effective use of resources.

Dirk Van Bruggen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • an exploratory investigation of message person congruence in information Security Awareness campaigns
    Computers & Security, 2014
    Co-Authors: Mitchell Kajzer, John Darcy, Charles R Crowell, Aaron Striegel, Dirk Van Bruggen
    Abstract:

    Abstract In this study, we sought to answer the question of whether certain information Security Awareness message themes are more or less effective for different types of individuals based on their personality traits. We considered five message themes (deterrence, morality, regret, feedback, and incentive) as they relate to seven personality traits (the Big Five, Machiavellianism, and social desirability). Our survey analysis of 293 users provides evidence that Security Awareness message effectiveness does vary based on personality, but not always as one would expect. Depending on certain personality traits, some Security messages appear beneficial to Security efforts, whereas other personality traits make the individual less receptive to certain message types and therefore Security messages may backfire in terms of achieving their intended effect. Our exploratory results can assist practitioners in identifying a best fit between Security Awareness themes and individual users based on their personality profile.