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Information Technology security is an important issue that companies ensure with using technical solutions most of the time. However, protection cannot be completely beneficial unless human factor is considered carefully. Technical solutions are successful together with non-technical solutions, such as security education/training programs which target to users. These activities are planned to improve knowledge of users and improve their secure behavior through increasing information security awareness about IT security. In this study IT security perception, awareness and behavior are evaluated together so as to understand how employees perceive IT security according to their professions from the point of IT security literacy. Furthermore, results are compared with global information security surveys to expand the understanding.

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Evaluation of IT Security Perception

Information Technology security is an important issue that companies ensure with using technical solutions most of the time. However, protection cannot be completely beneficial unless human factor is considered carefully. Technical solutions are successful together with non-technical solutions, such as security education/training programs which target to users. These activities are planned to improve knowledge of users and improve their secure behavior through increasing information security awareness about IT security. In this study IT security perception, awareness and behavior are evaluated together so as to understand how employees perceive IT security according to their professions from the point of IT security literacy. Furthermore, results are compared with global information security surveys to expand the understanding.