The dynamic nature of Information security scenario these days due to the popularity of online businesses has posed a daunting challenge to the organizations security paradigm. Organizations are looking for new policies to be implemented to provide the best possible security mechanism. However, they tend to ignore the human side of the security compliance measures. Every piece of information th...

Many higher institutions used e-learning to improve their learning and teaching process. Users often use services of e-learning with great confidence on its security. The increasing number of universities in Malaysia contributes the increasing number of elearning system as alternative to face-to-face lecture. As e-learning use a network, it is exposed to threats. Threats become the problem sinc...

Nowadays, IS security is one of the most basic issues that organizations need to focus on. Despite huge investment made by companies to keep their systems safe, there are many security breaches, often caused by insiders. Most investments in security are for technological solutions; however, they are often insufficient and the literature suggests there is one significant element that has been gi...

This paper studies the impact of an unfunded social security system on the distribution of bequests in a framework where savings are due both by life cycle and by random altruistic motivations. We show that the impact of social security on the distribution of bequests depends crucially on the importance of the bequest motive in explaining savings behavior. If the bequest motive is strong, then ...

Modern businesses operates in an emerging global information society. In this information society it is imperative for modern organizations to take the protection of their information resources seriously. This protection of information resources is to a large extent dependent on human co-operated behavior. This human factor is the weakest link in information security, and consists of two interr...

conclusions results from present study introduced several factors in regard of burglary; among these, personal and family factors were the most important. the present study could be a guidance to design proper interventions and introduce efficient measures to prevent burglary commitment among at risk groups. results five main themes resulted from interviews. codes included “personal factors, fa...

This study presents a theoretical model to evaluate the level of information security in an organisational environment with a focus on the knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of the end-user, identifying the level and origin of the gap between the information security guidelines laid down by the company and the actual practices of its internal staff, third party partners and suppliers. The model...

This paper reports on an evaluation of the test-retest reliability and internal consistency of the Human Aspects of Information Security Questionnaire (HAIS-Q), a measure designed to capture an individual’s knowledge, attitude and self-reported behaviour towards information security in the workplace. The analyses focused on responses from 197 working Australians, who completed two iterations of...