Leveraging fairness and reactance theories to deter reactive computer abuse following enhanced organisational information security policies: an empirical study of the influence of counterfactual reasoning and organisational trust

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Benjamin Lowry ◽  
Clay Posey ◽  
Rebecca Becky J. Bennett ◽  
Tom L. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Information Security ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Security Policies ◽  
Counterfactual Reasoning ◽  
Computer Abuse ◽  
Organisational Trust

A Composite Framework for Behavioral Compliance with Information Security Policies

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 32-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salvatore Aurigemma
Keyword(s):  
Information Security ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Composite Model ◽  
Security Policies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Behavioral Compliance ◽  
Weakest Link ◽  
Organizational Information

To combat potential security threats, organizations rely upon information security policies to guide employee actions. Unfortunately, employee violations of such policies are common and costly enough that users are often considered the weakest link in information security. This paper presents a composite theoretical framework for understanding employee behavioral compliance with organizational information security policies. Building off of the theory of planned behavior, a composite model is presented that incorporates the strengths of previous studies while minimizing theoretical gaps present in other behavioral compliance models. In building the framework, related operational constructs are examined and normalized to allow better comparison of past studies and help focus future research efforts.

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