Information security policies: Investigation of compliance in universities

Hina, Sadaf; Dominic, Dhanapal Durai

doi:10.1109/iccoins.2016.7783277

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“…As data stewards, universities must implement adequate governance mechanisms, which are, at best, nascent in the university environment (Borgman, 2018). Furthermore, research also shows that diffusion of an adequate information security culture is still incomplete in universities (Hina and Dominic, 2016).…”

Section: Review Of the Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

Securing intellectual capital: an exploratory study in Australian universities

Bongiovanni

Renaud

Cairns

2020

JIC

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PurposeTo investigate the links between IC and the protection of data, information and knowledge in universities, as organizations with unique knowledge-related foci and challenges.Design/methodology/approachThe authors gathered insights from existing IC-related research publications to delineate key foundational aspects of IC, identify and propose links to traditional information security that impact the protection of IC. They conducted interviews with key stakeholders in Australian universities in order to validate these links.FindingsThe authors’ investigation revealed two kinds of embeddedness characterizing the organizational fabric of universities: (1) vertical and (2) horizontal, with an emphasis on the connection between these and IC-related knowledge protection within these institutions.Research limitations/implicationsThere is a need to acknowledge the different roles played by actors within the university and the relevance of information security to IC-related preservation.Practical implicationsFraming information security as an IC-related issue can help IT security managers communicate the need for knowledge security with executives in higher education, and secure funding to preserve and secure such IC-related knowledge, once its value is recognized.Originality/valueThis is one of the first studies to explore the connections between data and information security and the three core components of IC's knowledge security in the university context.

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Section: Review Of the Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

Securing intellectual capital: an exploratory study in Australian universities

Bongiovanni

Renaud

Cairns

2020

JIC

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“…Previous research has consistently stated that self-efficacy significantly influences employees' intention to comply with information security policies [37,40,41]. Self-Efficacy can increase employee awareness in handling security threats [28].…”

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A Model of Information Security Policy Compliance for Public Universities: A Conceptual Model

Angraini

Alias

Okfalisa

2019

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing

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The university is an organization that manages much public information, and therefore, information security policies are developed to ensure data security. However, during implementation still founded disobey behavior user and has an impact on data security. The previous research has been conducted to find influencing factor user comply with information security, although some model and theories still limited to implementation. There is a lack of researchers combine behavioral theory and organizational theory to develop models and previous model inadequate to universities that have unique characteristics. This study aims to explore and identify factors that influence information security compliance and continue to develop conceptual models for assessing information security policies. This conceptual model creates based on a systematic literature review and preliminary study. The results in the conceptual model found several variables, namely habits, attitudes, moral beliefs, self-efficacy from behavioral theories and human culture, commitment, rewards, costs can be used to evaluate user compliance with information security policies. Conceptual will be tested further to contribute to help universities to ensure and assess users to comply with information security policies.

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“…Recent security reports indicate that the number of cyberattacks against numerous organizations, including universities, has increased significantly ( Hakak et al, 2020 ; Lallie et al, 2021 ). Many cybersecurity incidents are caused by employees who disregard security policies due to their initial lack of security awareness ( Hina & Dominic, 2016 ). Due to their role as instructors, who must frequently administer and host online classes on their own, faculty members become the primary actors in higher education.…”

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Awareness of security and privacy settings in video conferencing apps among faculty during the COVID-19 pandemic

Alammary

Alshaikh

Pratama

2022

PeerJ Computer Science

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COVID-19 has forced many schools and universities worldwide, including Saudi Arabia, to move from traditional face-to-face learning to online learning. Most online learning activities involve the use of video conferencing apps to facilitate synchronous learning sessions. While some faculty members were not accustomed to using video conferencing apps, they had no other choice than to jump on board regardless of their readiness, one of which involved security and privacy awareness. On the other hand, video conferencing apps users face a number of security and privacy threats and vulnerabilities, many of which rely on human factors to be exploited. In this study, we used survey data from 307 faculty members at 43 Saudi Arabian universities to determine the level of awareness among Saudi Arabian faculty regarding security and privacy settings of video conferencing apps and to investigate the factors associated with it. We analyzed the data using the Knowledge-Attitudes-Behaviors (KAB) model and the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) method. We found that the average awareness score of video conferencing apps’ security and privacy settings falls into the “Poor” category, which is not surprising considering that many faculty members only started using this new technology on a daily basis because of the pandemic. Further analysis showed that perceived security, familiarity with the app, and digital literacy of faculty members are significantly associated with higher awareness. Privacy concerns are significantly associated with higher awareness only among STEM faculty members, while attitudes toward ICT for teaching and research are negatively associated with such awareness among senior faculty members with more than 10 years of experience. This study lays the foundation for future research and user education on the security and privacy settings of video conferencing applications.

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Information security policies: Investigation of compliance in universities

Cited by 17 publications

References 21 publications

Securing intellectual capital: an exploratory study in Australian universities

Securing intellectual capital: an exploratory study in Australian universities

A Model of Information Security Policy Compliance for Public Universities: A Conceptual Model

Awareness of security and privacy settings in video conferencing apps among faculty during the COVID-19 pandemic

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