Information Security, Personality, and Justifications for Norm Violation
Abstract:
Human factors account for 27% of data breaches on the global scale. Even with clear and often strict policies in place, employees are often considered to be the weakest link in the field of Information Security (IS. This paper seeks to find one explanation for this phenomenon in military context by exploring military cadets’ personalities, as well as their reasons and justifications for using neutralisation techniques in order to deviate from organisational IS regulations. The results of this paper emphasise that a more personalised approach to IS education could be useful.
AUTHORS
Human Performance Division Finnish Defence Research Agency Tuusula,
Finland
Petteri Simola (Ph.D.) is a senior psychologist at the Finnish Defence Research Agency (FDRA), Human Performance Division. He has been with FDRA since 2011 participating in research projects with various topics. He also holds the position of adjunct professor at Finnish Defence University. His work involves human aspects of information security, Human Factors, and aptitude testing in recruitment.
Human Performance Division Finnish Defence Research Agency Tuusula,
Finland
Toni Virtanen has a PhD in psychology. He is currently working as a researcher at the Human Performance Division in the Research Institute of the Finnish Defence Forces. His topics of interest are human factors, cyber psychology, cognitive warfare, social hacking, and information security.
Concepts and Doctrine Division Finnish Defence Research Agency Riihimäki,
Finland
Miika Sartonen is a specialist researcher at Finnish Defence Research Agency, Concepts and Doctrine Division He is pursuing a PhD at the Finnish Defence University. He has authored and co-authored articles on military influence.
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Journal of Information Warfare
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