A Taxonomy of Positive Incentives to Motivate Cybersecurity Behaviors

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dc.contributor.authorReittinger, Tobias
dc.contributor.authorPernul, Günther
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-26T21:08:17Z
dc.date.available2024-12-26T21:08:17Z
dc.date.issued2025-01-07
dc.description.abstractCyberattacks pose a significant risk for organizations. As employees are often the primary target of cyberattacks, they are an organization's last line of defense. Incentives can be used to motivate employees to engage in cybersecurity. However, the lack of a consolidated framework for positive cybersecurity incentives, such as rewards, hinders decision-makers from identifying suitable incentives and adapting them to their organizational needs. This can lead to limited motivational effects, inefficient resource use, and inconsistent outcomes. To address this research gap, we developed a taxonomy of positive cybersecurity incentives from a systematic review of 46 papers and insights from 15 cybersecurity decision-makers. This taxonomy provides a comprehensive knowledge base and structured framework for categorizing and designing cybersecurity incentives, aiming to increase their effectiveness. The 15 cybersecurity decision-makers evaluated the taxonomy and showed very high inter-rater agreement, and we created an interactive version to enhance its applicability.
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dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2025.545
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-8-8
dc.identifier.other7629dabb-e1b3-4b12-bdfc-1d6afaf8cdb9
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10125/109391
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectInnovative Behavioral IS Security and Privacy Research
dc.subjectcybersecurity, human behavior, incentives, information systems, literature review
dc.titleA Taxonomy of Positive Incentives to Motivate Cybersecurity Behaviors
dc.typeConference Paper
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