Impact of Users' Security Awareness on Desktop Security Behavior: A Protection Motivation Theory Perspective

This article uses the protection motivation theory to study the impact of information security awareness on desktop security behavior. It contributes to the literature by examining the roles played by awareness, an important antecedent to the cognitive processes in the protection motivation theory....

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Published inInformation systems management Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 2 - 16
Main Authors Hanus, Bartlomiej, Wu, Yu "Andy"
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston Taylor & Francis 01.01.2016
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Appraisals
Computer information security
Construction costs
countermeasures
Cybersecurity
Effectiveness
Information security awareness
Information systems
Management
Motivation
Network security
protection motivation theory
Security
Security management
threats
User behavior
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Summary:This article uses the protection motivation theory to study the impact of information security awareness on desktop security behavior. It contributes to the literature by examining the roles played by awareness, an important antecedent to the cognitive processes in the protection motivation theory. The findings indicate that security awareness significantly affects perceived severity, response efficacy, self-efficacy, and response cost. Constructs in the coping appraisal process (except response cost), in turn, significantly impact recommended security behavior.
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ISSN:1058-0530
1934-8703
DOI:10.1080/10580530.2015.1117842