Determining a standard for information security culture (original) (raw)
Information is a valuable asset and many organisations cannot survive or function without it. Protecting the information becomes very important. Statistics show that a large percentage of organisations are threatened by security breaches, with most anticipating more frequent attacks. The importance of an information security solution in an organisation cannot be overstated. An organisation"s success or failure in implementing information system security depends on the actions of its employees. To reduce the risk of security failures, organisations should focus more on employee behaviour. Cultivating an information security aware culture will decrease risk to information assets. it. The primary objective (aim) of this study is to investigate a measuring mechanism and acceptable standards for information security culture in order to improve organisational culture using appropriate methods in awareness and training programmes. This study uses different studies presented in literature to identify a number of aspects, methods
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