Abstract: Analytic hierarchy process is a multiple-criteria tool used in applications related to decision-making. In this paper, analytic hierarchy process is used as guidance in information security policy decision-making by identifying influencing factors and their weights for information security policy compliance. The weights for intrinsic motivators are identified based on self-determination theory as essential criteria, namely, autonomy, competence, relatedness, along with behavioural intention towards compliance; and use four awareness focus areas. A survey of cyber-security decision-makers at a Fortune 600 organisation provided data. The results suggest that behavioural intention (52% of the weight of influencing factors) is more important than autonomy (21%), competence (21%) or relatedness (6%) in influencing behaviour towards information security policy compliance. Determining weights of intrinsic motivation, intention, and awareness focus areas can help security decision-making and compliance with policy, and support design of effective security awareness programmes. However, these weights may in turn be affected by local organisational and cultural factors.

Ahmed Alzahrani and Christopher Johnson. “AHP-based Security Decision Making: How Intention and Intrinsic Motivation Affect Policy Compliance”. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications (IJACSA) 10.6 (2019). http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2019.0100601

@article{Alzahrani2019,
title = {AHP-based Security Decision Making: How Intention and Intrinsic Motivation Affect Policy Compliance},
journal = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
doi = {10.14569/IJACSA.2019.0100601},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2019.0100601},
year = {2019},
publisher = {The Science and Information Organization},
volume = {10},
number = {6},
author = {Ahmed Alzahrani and Christopher Johnson}
}