Employee Motivation in Organizational Cybersecurity: Matching Theory and Reality

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-586672
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.58667

Reittinger, Tobias

; Glas, Magdalena

; Aminzada, Sarah ; Pernul, Günther

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Item type:	Conference or workshop item (UNSPECIFIED)
Open Access Type:	Other
Publisher:	Springer
Place of Publication:	Cham
Date:	2024
Institutions:	Business, Economics and Information Systems > Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik > Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsinformatik I - Informationssysteme (Prof. Dr. Günther Pernul) Informatics and Data Science > Department Information Systems > Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsinformatik I - Informationssysteme (Prof. Dr. Günther Pernul)
Keywords:	Cybersecurity · Motivation · Incentives · Nudges · Awareness · Compliance · Policy
Dewey Decimal Classification:	000 Computer science, information & general works > 004 Computer science
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Yes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of Regensburg:	Yes
Item ID:	58667

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Abstract

Cyberattacks pose a persistent threat to organizations worldwide. These attacks often target employees as entry points to organizational systems through tactics like phishing and credential theft. Recognizing employees as an organization's "last line of defense", motivating employees toward security-compliant behavior becomes paramount. While existing literature investigates theoretical ...