IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/bpj/johsem/v11y2014i4p489-510n5.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

From Weakest Link to Security Hero: Transforming Staff Security Behavior

Author

Listed:
  • Pfleeger Shari Lawrence

    (Pfleeger Consulting Group, 4519 Davenport St NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20016, USA)

  • Sasse M. Angela

    (Computer Science, University College London, London, UK)

  • Furnham Adrian

    (Psychology, University College London, London, UK)

Abstract

Practitioners, researchers and policy-makers involved with cyber security often talk about “security hygiene:” ways to encourage users of computer technology to use safe and secure behavior online. But how do we persuade workers to follow simple, fundamental processes to protect themselves and others? These issues are raised by behavioral scientists, to encourage worker, passenger and patient compliance. In this paper, we explore and summarize findings in social psychology about moral values and habit formation, and then integrate them into suggestions for transforming staff security behavior online.

Suggested Citation

  • Pfleeger Shari Lawrence & Sasse M. Angela & Furnham Adrian, 2014. "From Weakest Link to Security Hero: Transforming Staff Security Behavior," Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, De Gruyter, vol. 11(4), pages 489-510, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:johsem:v:11:y:2014:i:4:p:489-510:n:5
    DOI: 10.1515/jhsem-2014-0035
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/jhsem-2014-0035
    Download Restriction: For access to full text, subscription to the journal or payment for the individual article is required.
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1515/jhsem-2014-0035?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:bpj:johsem:v:11:y:2014:i:4:p:489-510:n:5. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Peter Golla (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.degruyter.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.