Factors influencing information security policy compliance behavior

Factors influencing information security policy compliance behavior

Kwame Simpe Ofori, Hod Anyigba, George Oppong Appiagyei Ampong, Osaretin Kayode Omoregie, Makafui Nyamadi, Eli Fianu

One of the major concerns of organizations in today's networked world is to unravel how employees comply with information security policies (ISPs) since the internal employee has been identified as the weakest link in security policy breaches. A number of studies have examined ISP compliance from the perspective of deterrence; however, there have been mixed results. The study seeks to examine information security compliance from the perspective of the general deterrence theory (GDT) and information security climate (ISC). Data was collected from 329 employees drawn from the five top-performing banks in Ghana and analyzed with PLS-SEM. Results from the study show that security education training and awareness, top-management's commitment for information security, and peer non-compliance behavior affect the information security climate in an organization. Information security climate, punishment …

IGI Global

2022

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