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Human Factors for Cybersecurity Awareness in a Remote Work Environment

Flores, César Vásquez ; Gonzalez, Jose ; Kajtazi, Miranda LU orcid ; Bugeja, Joseph and Vogel, Bahtijar (2023) 9th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy, ICISSP 2023 In International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy p.608-616
Abstract

The conveniences of remote work are various, but a surge in cyberthreats has heavily affected the optimal processes of organizations. As a result, employees' cybersecurity awareness was jeopardized, prompting organizations to require improvement of cybersecurity processes at all levels. This paper explores which cybersecurity aspects are more relevant and/or relatable for remote working employees. A qualitative approach via interviews is used to collect experiences and perspectives from employees in different organizations. The results show that human factors, such as trust in cybersecurity infrastructure, previous practices, training, security fatigue, and improvements with gamification, are core to supporting the success of a... (More)

The conveniences of remote work are various, but a surge in cyberthreats has heavily affected the optimal processes of organizations. As a result, employees' cybersecurity awareness was jeopardized, prompting organizations to require improvement of cybersecurity processes at all levels. This paper explores which cybersecurity aspects are more relevant and/or relatable for remote working employees. A qualitative approach via interviews is used to collect experiences and perspectives from employees in different organizations. The results show that human factors, such as trust in cybersecurity infrastructure, previous practices, training, security fatigue, and improvements with gamification, are core to supporting the success of a cybersecurity program in a remote work environment.

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keywords
Awareness, Cybersecurity, Employees, Human Factors, Remote Work Environment, Trust
host publication
ICISSP 2023 - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy
series title
International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy
editor
Mori, Paolo ; Lenzini, Gabriele and Furnell, Steven
pages
9 pages
publisher
Science and Technology Publications, Lda
conference name
9th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy, ICISSP 2023
conference location
Lisbon, Portugal
conference dates
2023-02-22 - 2023-02-24
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  • scopus:85176343851
ISSN
2184-4356
ISBN
9789897586248
DOI
10.5220/0011746000003405
language
English
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yes
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Publisher Copyright: © 2023 by SCITEPRESS – Science and Technology Publications, Lda.
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  author       = {{Flores, César Vásquez and Gonzalez, Jose and Kajtazi, Miranda and Bugeja, Joseph and Vogel, Bahtijar}},
  booktitle    = {{ICISSP 2023 - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy}},
  editor       = {{Mori, Paolo and Lenzini, Gabriele and Furnell, Steven}},
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  keywords     = {{Awareness; Cybersecurity; Employees; Human Factors; Remote Work Environment; Trust}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{608--616}},
  publisher    = {{Science and Technology Publications, Lda}},
  series       = {{International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy}},
  title        = {{Human Factors for Cybersecurity Awareness in a Remote Work Environment}},
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  doi          = {{10.5220/0011746000003405}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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