Abstract
Given the significant role individuals play on the welfare of organizations’ security, end users are encouraged to see themselves as part of the information security solution and are expected to perform certain end-user security roles. However, there is often a divide between the organization’s expectations of the end-user’s information security role and the end-user’s business role. We explore the concept of role identity salience in order to understand the factors that increase the importance ascribed to the information security end user role, which in turn affects performance and actions towards security behaviors. A research model, hypotheses, and methodology are described.
Recommended Citation
Ogbanufe, Obi, "“Information Security Is Not Really My Job”: Increasing Information Security Role Identity Salience in End-users" (2019). AMCIS 2019 Proceedings. 20.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2019/info_security_privacy/info_security_privacy/20
“Information Security Is Not Really My Job”: Increasing Information Security Role Identity Salience in End-users
Given the significant role individuals play on the welfare of organizations’ security, end users are encouraged to see themselves as part of the information security solution and are expected to perform certain end-user security roles. However, there is often a divide between the organization’s expectations of the end-user’s information security role and the end-user’s business role. We explore the concept of role identity salience in order to understand the factors that increase the importance ascribed to the information security end user role, which in turn affects performance and actions towards security behaviors. A research model, hypotheses, and methodology are described.