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Addressing the Challenge to Measure Information Security Behavior: Toward a Holistic Metric with Scavenger Hunts

In: Shaping the Digital Future Through Innovation and Practice

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  • Martin Brehmer

    (University of Augsburg, Faculty of Business and Economics)

  • Raphaela Stöckl

    (University of Augsburg, Faculty of Business and Economics)

Abstract

Cyberattacks and data breaches lead to high costs for organizations worldwide. Information security education and training awareness programs are one of the most important countermeasures. Here, assessing individuals’ level of information security awareness is a crucial task. Regarding this, one of the major challenges is to measure security behavior, a core dimension of security aware- ness. This is because it is often assessed indirectly through questionnaires, which could bias metrics. Therefore, our overarching goal is to develop a more holistic metric that considers and integrates actual human behavior. In this design science research study, we present the status quo of our research, namely a prototypical instance for such a measurement approach, and initial meta-requirements based on two design iterations and pilot tests: a scavenger hunt to measure the consequences of real-world interactions, based on the Human-Aspect-of-Information- Security-Questionnaire as a scientific foundation.

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  • Martin Brehmer & Raphaela Stöckl, 2026. "Addressing the Challenge to Measure Information Security Behavior: Toward a Holistic Metric with Scavenger Hunts," Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organization, in: Christoph M. Flath & Gunther Gust & Frédéric Thiesse & Axel Winkelmann (ed.), Shaping the Digital Future Through Innovation and Practice, pages 135-142, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:lnichp:978-3-032-08489-7_10
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-08489-7_10
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