Cultural Influence and the Effective Use of Security Awareness in Congolese Organizations

Abstract

In today’s global economy, the need to reuse technological advancements as well as training and awareness materials for information security programs from western countries in developing nations is growing. To understand the underlying drivers of employees effective use behaviors as it relates to security awareness programs in organizations; this study examined the extrinsic and intrinsic motivation factors that influence employees’ effective use of security awareness programs in organizations located in developing nations. The results showed that influencing employees’ attitudes toward security is a better predictor of employees’ effective use of security awareness programs than compliance intention. Cultural has also shown to have an influence over employee’s effective use of security awareness program.