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Cybersecurity engagement in a remote work environment

Vasquez, Cesar LU and Gonzalez, Jose LU (2022) INFM10 20221
Department of Informatics
Abstract
The recent spread of COVID-19 pandemic encouraged organisations to facilitate a remote work environment for their employees. This work environment would most likely continue in the upcoming years. At the same time, this context has been followed with an increase in cyberthreats that could affect the optimal processes of organisations. Because of this, cybersecurity awareness must be cultivated to the employees of all levels. The success of the implementation of a cybersecurity program is associated with the level of engagement that it could generate in the participants. Thus, this thesis aims to explore what cybersecurity aspects are more relevant and/or relatable for remote working employees. A qualitative approach was used to collect... (More)
The recent spread of COVID-19 pandemic encouraged organisations to facilitate a remote work environment for their employees. This work environment would most likely continue in the upcoming years. At the same time, this context has been followed with an increase in cyberthreats that could affect the optimal processes of organisations. Because of this, cybersecurity awareness must be cultivated to the employees of all levels. The success of the implementation of a cybersecurity program is associated with the level of engagement that it could generate in the participants. Thus, this thesis aims to explore what cybersecurity aspects are more relevant and/or relatable for remote working employees. A qualitative approach was used to collect experiences and perspectives from employees in different organisations. As a conclusion, this thesis found that emotional factors, trust in cybersecurity infrastructure, previous practices, training, security fatigue and improving the program with gamification are some aspects that might support to achieve success through a cybersecurity program in remote work. (Less)
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author
Vasquez, Cesar LU and Gonzalez, Jose LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
A study of employees’ perspective on cybersecurity awareness.
course
INFM10 20221
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
cybersecurity, awareness, employees, remote work, work environment, information security, cybersecurity program, cybersecurity learning, cybersecurity training, security policies, cyberthreats, cybersecurity guidelines
report number
INF22-15
language
English
id
9090426
date added to LUP
2022-09-07 11:35:25
date last changed
2022-09-07 11:35:25
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  abstract     = {{The recent spread of COVID-19 pandemic encouraged organisations to facilitate a remote work environment for their employees. This work environment would most likely continue in the upcoming years. At the same time, this context has been followed with an increase in cyberthreats that could affect the optimal processes of organisations. Because of this, cybersecurity awareness must be cultivated to the employees of all levels. The success of the implementation of a cybersecurity program is associated with the level of engagement that it could generate in the participants. Thus, this thesis aims to explore what cybersecurity aspects are more relevant and/or relatable for remote working employees. A qualitative approach was used to collect experiences and perspectives from employees in different organisations. As a conclusion, this thesis found that emotional factors, trust in cybersecurity infrastructure, previous practices, training, security fatigue and improving the program with gamification are some aspects that might support to achieve success through a cybersecurity program in remote work.}},
  author       = {{Vasquez, Cesar and Gonzalez, Jose}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Cybersecurity engagement in a remote work environment}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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