An Exploratory Study of Current Information Security Training and Awareness Practices in Organizations

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dc.contributor.authorAlshaikh, Moneer
dc.contributor.authorMaynard, Sean B
dc.contributor.authorAhmad, Atif
dc.contributor.authorChang, Shanton
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-28T02:12:29Z
dc.date.available2017-12-28T02:12:29Z
dc.date.issued2018-01-03
dc.description.abstractEffective information security training and awareness (ISTA) is essential to protect organizational information resources. Our review of industry best-practice guidelines on ISTA exposed two key deficiencies. First, they are presented at a conceptual-level without any empirical evidence of their validity. Second, the guidelines are generic (one size fits all) without consideration of the diversity in organizational contexts where they will be applied. Given these deficiencies in ISTA guidance, this paper reports on the findings of an exploratory study into how ISTA is implemented in different organizational contexts in six organizations. The paper identifies three challenges: the lack of motivational aspects in current ISTA program, the competition for employees’ attention and the difficulty in measuring the effectiveness of ISTA program. Several recommendations and suggestions were outlined to overcome these challenges.
dc.format.extent10 pages
dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2018.635
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-1-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/50524
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 51st 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.subjectPractice-based IS Research
dc.subjectinformation security training and awareness, information security management, security training and awareness activities
dc.titleAn Exploratory Study of Current Information Security Training and Awareness Practices in Organizations
dc.typeConference Paper
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