Abstract
When employees use work resources to commit digital piracy, they are putting their employer’s security and data at risk. This study investigates the effects of technology entitlement, the belief that one is more deserving of technology resources resulting in an expectation of special privileges in its use. Specifically, we explore the influence of technology entitlement on the relationship between perceived cyber security threat and attitude towards digital piracy. Using technology entitlement, we better understand the perception of risk that goes into a decision to pirate content and commit computer abuse using employer information technology.
Recommended Citation
Bowman, Andrew; Sharma, Madhav; and Biros, David, "Too good for malware: Investigating effects of entitlement on cybersecurity threat assessment and piracy behavior" (2022). WISP 2022 Proceedings. 11.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/wisp2022/11