Behavioral Factors That Influence Employees to Comply With Information Security Policies
Golan Carmi, Dan Bouhnik · Journal of Internet Technology and Secured Transaction · 2021
In this paper we examine the awareness and behavior of employees with regard to information security procedures instituted within their organization.Moreover, the study focuses on employees' attitude toward compliance with information security policies, combined with various norms and personal abilities.202 employees of a large financial institution fill out a self-reported questionnaire.Findings indicate that employees' attitudes, normative beliefs and personal capabilities, have positive effects on the organization's information security procedures compliance.Likewise, employees' general awareness of information security, as well as awareness to information security procedures within the organization, positively affects employees' information security procedures compliance.