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Factors Influencing Security Incidents on Personal Computing Devices

Factors Influencing Security Incidents on Personal Computing Devices

Barbara Hewitt, Garry White
Copyright: © 2021 |Volume: 33 |Issue: 4 |Pages: 24
ISSN: 1546-2234|EISSN: 1546-5012|EISBN13: 9781799859079|DOI: 10.4018/JOEUC.20210701.oa9
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Hewitt, Barbara, and Garry White. "Factors Influencing Security Incidents on Personal Computing Devices." JOEUC vol.33, no.4 2021: pp.185-208. http://doi.org/10.4018/JOEUC.20210701.oa9

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Hewitt, B. & White, G. (2021). Factors Influencing Security Incidents on Personal Computing Devices. Journal of Organizational and End User Computing (JOEUC), 33(4), 185-208. http://doi.org/10.4018/JOEUC.20210701.oa9

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Hewitt, Barbara, and Garry White. "Factors Influencing Security Incidents on Personal Computing Devices," Journal of Organizational and End User Computing (JOEUC) 33, no.4: 185-208. http://doi.org/10.4018/JOEUC.20210701.oa9

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Abstract

Organizations expect their employees to connect securely to the organization's computer systems. Often these employees use their personal computers to access the organization's networks. This research explores whether these same employees apply protective security measures to their personal computers. Perhaps these employees behave riskily based on their optimistic bias. Results indicate that while cyber optimistic bias and perceived vulnerability influence individuals to apply more protective security measures, the users still experienced security incidents. Thus, organization are vulnerable to cyber-attacks if they are allowing employees to use personal computers to access these databases.