Insiders represent a major threat to the security of an organization's information resources.
Previous research has explored the role of dispositional and situational factors in promoting …

Smartphones are the most popular and widespread personal devices. Apart from their
conventional use, that is, calling and texting, they have also been used to perform multiple …

Problematic use of social networking sites (SNS) and its adverse consequences have
become prevalent, yet little is known about the conceptualization and etiology of problematic …

This paper presents the first large-scale study of the success of password expiration in
meeting its intended purpose, namely revoking access to an account by an attacker who has …

The various guidelines, procedures, and policies referred to as information systems security
procedures (ISSPs) underlie information systems security behaviors (ISSBs) of many …

Individuals' lack of adherence to password security policy is a persistent problem for
organizations. This problem is especially worrisome because passwords remain the primary …

This article presents the results of a study to determine the impact of a cyber threat education
and awareness intervention on changes in user security behavior. Subjects were randomly …

Challenging the conventional wisdom that users cannot remember cryptographically-strong
secrets, we test the hypothesis that users can learn randomly-assigned 56-bit codes …

Biometric authentication has become ubiquitous and profoundly impacts decision-making
for both individuals and firms. Despite its extensive implementation, there is a discernible …

Individuals can perform many different behaviors to protect themselves from computer
security threats. Research, however, generally explores computer security behaviors in …