Protection Motivation Driven Security Learning
Yi Ding, Peter Nelson Meso, Shuting Xu · Journal of the Association for Information Systems · 2014
Required) In this study, we present a research in progress report of our development of information security hands on exercises based on protection motivation theory (PMT) to promote security learning motivation and outcomes. This report also includes a preliminary evaluation that contrasts our PMT driven hands on approach with traditional lecture approach and examines their difference on influencing a subject's security learning motivation and performance during information security awareness training. Overall, our study not only demonstrates the application of PMT into security training hands on exercise development that promote one's better perception of security threats and coping responses but also provide partial empirical evidence supporting the use of PMT for training method development and assessment. This study would benefit those researchers, teachers, and practitioners who are interested in exploring theoretically sound ways of security training.