Enforcing Information System Security

Abstract

Every year brings numerous security breaches that lead to highly destructive ransomware attacks, data leaks, and reputational damage to governments, companies, and other organizations around the world. As a result, there is a growing need to ensure that workers comply with critical policies put in place to avoid such incidents. This study investigated how factors from social bond theory and involvement theory affected compliance with information security policies and procedures. All of the factors examined were found to have a significant influence on attitudes about compliance, and attitude had a significant impact on intention to comply. The findings of this study revealed that it is vital to raise employees' awareness about compliance with security policies by improving their information security behavior. Moreover, all the factors were found to have a significant influence on the attitude of employees towards compliance with their organizational information security policies and procedures.

Culturally Informed Technology: Assessing Its Importance in the Transition to Smart Sustainable Cities

“…As has been noted above, the aim of the model proposed in this study (the CITAM) was to provide higher predictive power, in terms of the acceptance and adoption of smart sustainable city technologies, than previous models, which include the general TAM [34,146,147] and the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) [82]. The various tests on the validity of this study's model (described in Section 5) have confirmed that it succeeds in this aim.…”

“…This revised model showed that integrating hedonic elements into TAMs provides a deeper understanding of user behaviour in specific contexts. Other variants, using different psychological constructs, have also been suggested [82], based on the theory of planned behaviour [83].…”

“…However, as behaviours towards smart sustainable technologies in a specific context are influenced by many factors, the proposed CITAM framework builds significantly on the two basic constructs of TAM. These constructs, which are "perceived usefulness" (an individual's belief that a technology will be useful for a range of tasks), and "perceived ease of use" (an individual's belief that the technology will be intuitive and simple to apply), are at the core of the established TAM concept [82,85,86]. The model proposed in this study (CITAM) includes these constructs, plus a range of others, identified from the current literature [91][92][93].…”

“…Citizens often feel that using new technology requires learning and effort, and this is a particularly strong belief when the technology concerned is related to public services-e.g., government portals [82,105,106]. As there is no evidence that this belief will change for CIT.…”

Mapping the Impact of Consumer Online Service Experience on Online Impulse Buying Behaviour

“…Providing shoppers with all the information they need to make informed purchasing decisions is an essential part of a successful e-commerce platform (Lim & Ting, 2012;Yang et al, 2023). The information must be easily accessible and easy to understand; it also must support the user in all the functional aspects and features of the platform, including terms and conditions as well as privacy policies (Almuqrin et al, 2023;Iglesias-Pradas & Acquila-Natale, 2023;Olsson et al, 2023;Verhoef et al, 2015). Product information should also be provided, including descriptions, prices, and reviews.…”