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DOI: 10.14569/IJACSA.2021.0121049
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Factors Impacting Users’ Compliance with Information Security Policies: An Empirical Study

Author 1: Latifa Alzahrani

International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA), Volume 12 Issue 10, 2021.

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Abstract: One of the main concerns for organizations in today's connected world is to find out how employees follow the information security policy (ISP), as the internal employee has been identified as the weakest link in all breaches of the security policies. Several studies have examined ISP compliance from a dissuasive perspective; however, the results were mixed. This empirical study analyses the impact of organisational security factors and individual non-compliance on users’ intentions toward information security policies. A research model and hypotheses have been developed in this quantitative study. Data from 352 participants was collected through a questionnaire, which then validated the measurement model. The findings revealed that while security system anxiety and non-compliant peer behaviours negatively impact users’ compliance intentions, work impediments positively influence these intentions. Security visibility negatively influences users’ non-compliance, and security education systems positively impact work impediments. This research will help information security managers address the problem of information security compliance because it provides them with an understanding of one of the many factors underlying employee compliance behaviors.

Keywords: Information security; users’ compliance; compliance factors; security education systems; information security policies

Latifa Alzahrani, “Factors Impacting Users’ Compliance with Information Security Policies: An Empirical Study” International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA), 12(10), 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2021.0121049

@article{Alzahrani2021,
title = {Factors Impacting Users’ Compliance with Information Security Policies: An Empirical Study},
journal = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
doi = {10.14569/IJACSA.2021.0121049},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2021.0121049},
year = {2021},
publisher = {The Science and Information Organization},
volume = {12},
number = {10},
author = {Latifa Alzahrani}
}



Copyright Statement: This is an open access article licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, even commercially as long as the original work is properly cited.

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