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Katie Marie Gutierrez – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Organizations need help keeping their infrastructure and data secure because cybercrimes and cyberattacks are rising. It is known that the highest risk to any organization is the risk that end users present (Aljeaid, 2020; Yuan, 2021). The problem to be addressed in this study is that end-user employees' behavior remains the biggest reason for…
Descriptors: Computer Security, Information Security, Employees, Responsibility
Jamaine Mungo – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this generic qualitative inquiry research study is to examine the features that need to be improved in self-paced cybersecurity awareness training to educate retail employees to identify phishing attacks. Malicious phishing attacks are a significant threat to retail corporations' business operations and confidential data. Employees'…
Descriptors: Computer Security, Information Security, Training, Employees
Lili Ana – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation addresses the problem of practice of the high rate of employees in financial organizations clicking on phishing links, positioning their companies at risk of a data incident or breach. The financial sector was the most breached industry in 2022 (Schwartz, 2022) and was impacted the most by malicious phishing emails (Trellix…
Descriptors: Employees, Employee Attitudes, Electronic Mail, Computer Security
James McGibney – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This phenomenological study's objective was to review the existing initiatives for cybersecurity awareness and training that are in place for the K-12 education system throughout the United States. Every facet of life is now plagued by the potential, perceived, and real threat of cyber warfare, which includes, but is not limited to, K-12 schools…
Descriptors: Information Security, Computer Security, Crime, Kindergarten
Stephen John Elliot – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Organizations face many cybersecurity threats. Among those threats, social engineering attacks such as phishing stand out as a constant and costly struggle. The primary tools for combating social engineering are information security policy (ISP) and security awareness training (SAT), which seek to inform users of the threat of social engineering,…
Descriptors: Space Sciences, Safety Education, Compliance (Legal), Information Security
Jermaine Jewel Jean-Pierre – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The frequency of cyberattacks against governments has increased at an alarming rate and the lack of user awareness and knowledge of cybersecurity has been considered a contributing factor to the increase in cyberattacks and cyberthreats. The purpose of this quantitative experimental study was to explore the role and effectiveness of employee…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Computer Security, Training, Foreign Countries
Daengsi, Therdpong; Pornpongtechavanich, Phisit; Wuttidittachotti, Pongpisit – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
Cybersecurity is crucial at present because cyber threats (e.g., phishing) have become a very common occurrence in everyday life. A literature review showed that there are no studies based on cybersecurity awareness which involved a large number of Thai users. Thus, this research focused on the cybersecurity awareness of approximately 20,000…
Descriptors: Information Security, Computer Security, Employees, Finance Occupations
Giovanni Bryan Jamal McKinney – ProQuest LLC, 2021
A high number of cyber breaches in organizations occur as a result of email phishing attempts. Research has shown that cyber education has a positive impact in user awareness of attack methods resulting in the reduction of compromises from email phishing attempts. However, in some instances, cyber education does not have a positive impact on the…
Descriptors: Employees, Computer Security, Information Security, Electronic Mail
Meraj Farheen Ansari – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Cybersecurity awareness training plays a vital role for organizations in guaranteeing resources' availability. Sufficient education regarding security awareness necessitates relating both the scope and importance of the training. This research determines the correlation between an employee's risk score and the effectiveness of AI-based security…
Descriptors: Employees, Risk, Scores, Artificial Intelligence
Lawrence, A. S. Arul, Ed.; Thiyagarajan, P., Ed. – Online Submission, 2021
"Skill is laying the foundation for a brighter India. As John Ruskin puts it, "Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect, and passion in their operation." "Nation Building" is a herculean task that involves the government of the land, private and public institutions, industries, organisations, and every citizen…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nationalism, Economic Development, Skill Development