The Level of Information Security Awareness among Academic Staff in IHL

Authors

  • Mohd Fairuz Iskandar Othman Human Centered Computing - Information Systems Lab (HCC-ISL), Centre for Advanced Computing Technology (C-ACT) Faculty of Information and Communication Technology (FTMK), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka Hang Tuah Jaya, Durian Tunggal 76100, Melaka, Malaysia
  • Fayez Alqahtani Computer Science Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Md Ahsanul Bari Human Centered Computing - Information Systems Lab (HCC-ISL), Centre for Advanced Computing Technology (C-ACT) Faculty of Information and Communication Technology (FTMK), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka Hang Tuah Jaya, Durian Tunggal 76100, Melaka, Malaysia
  • Ahmad Naim Che Pee Human Centered Computing - Information Systems Lab (HCC-ISL), Centre for Advanced Computing Technology (C-ACT) Faculty of Information and Communication Technology (FTMK), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka Hang Tuah Jaya, Durian Tunggal 76100, Melaka, Malaysia
  • Yahaya Abdul Rahim Human Centered Computing - Information Systems Lab (HCC-ISL), Centre for Advanced Computing Technology (C-ACT) Faculty of Information and Communication Technology (FTMK), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka Hang Tuah Jaya, Durian Tunggal 76100, Melaka, Malaysia
  • Hamzah Asyrani Sulaiman Human Centered Computing - Information Systems Lab (HCC-ISL), Centre for Advanced Computing Technology (C-ACT) Faculty of Information and Communication Technology (FTMK), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka Hang Tuah Jaya, Durian Tunggal 76100, Melaka, Malaysia

Keywords:

Information Security Awareness (ISA), ISMS, Risk, Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL),

Abstract

IS security awareness plays a significant role in the process of the overall information security of any organisation. Based on an empirical study of 368 academic staff in three institutions of higher learning (IHL), we found that the level of information security awareness can be considered good, but it can certainly be improved further. Employees need further training in this area mainly at institutions which only recently received the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification. Our sample seems to suggest that demographics such as the age of the respondents contributed to their information security risk tolerance and adherence behaviour.

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Published

2018-07-04

How to Cite

Othman, M. F. I., Alqahtani, F., Bari, M. A., Che Pee, A. N., Abdul Rahim, Y., & Sulaiman, H. A. (2018). The Level of Information Security Awareness among Academic Staff in IHL. Journal of Telecommunication, Electronic and Computer Engineering (JTEC), 10(2-5), 65–68. Retrieved from https://jtec.utem.edu.my/jtec/article/view/4353

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2-5: Embracing The 4th Industrial Revolution: Innovation in Telecommunication, Electronic & Computer Engineering I

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