Exploring the Impact of Information Security Climate and Information Security Training on Cybersecurity Behavior: Based on Protection Motivation Theory
Chongrui Liu, Yan Liu, Cong Wang, Wang Hongjie · 2021
It has been widely agreed that employees' cybersecurity behavior is a key factor to prevent information security events. According to Protection Motivation Theory (PMT), this study developed a theoretical model to better understand how organization environments encourage employees' cybersecurity behavior. With a survey data of 513 Chinese civil servants, this study empirically found that both information security climate and information security training are positively associated with employees' perceived severity, perceived vulnerability and response efficacy. Furthermore, all the three factors are significantly related to employees' cybersecurity behavior.