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Examining The Security Awareness, Information Privacy, And The Security Behaviors Of Home Computer Users, Keith Edwards
Examining The Security Awareness, Information Privacy, And The Security Behaviors Of Home Computer Users, Keith Edwards
CCE Theses and Dissertations
Attacks on computer systems continue to be a problem. The majority of the attacks target home computer users. To help mitigate the attacks some companies provide security awareness training to their employees. However, not all people work for a company that provides security awareness training and typically, home computer users do not have the incentive to take security awareness training on their own. Research in security awareness and security behavior has produced conflicting results. Therefore, it is not clear, how security aware home computer users are or to what extent security awareness affects the security behavior of home computer users. …
Factors Impacting Information Security Noncompliance When Completing Job Tasks, Martha Nanette Harrell
Factors Impacting Information Security Noncompliance When Completing Job Tasks, Martha Nanette Harrell
CCE Theses and Dissertations
Work systems are comprised of the technical and social systems that should harmoniously work together to ensure a successful attainment of organizational goals and objectives. Information security controls are often designed to protect the information system and seldom consider the work system design. Using a positivist case study, this research examines the user's perception of having to choose between completing job tasks or remaining compliant with information security controls. An understanding of this phenomenon can help mitigate the risk associated with an information system security user's choice. Most previous research fails to consider the work system perspective on this issue. …