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Title:
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UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF INFORMATION SECURITY CULTURE |
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Author(s):
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Omar Zakaria , Pita Jarupunphol |
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ISBN:
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972-98947-0-1 |
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Editors:
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António Palma dos Reis and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2003 |
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Edition:
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2 |
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Type:
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Poster/Demonstration |
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First Page:
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1013 |
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Last Page:
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1014 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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In information security management, it is crucial to understand not only technical and operational issues but also human factor issues in order to ensure information assurance in organisations (Zakaria, 2002). Recently, there have been a number of reports about cyber crime and computer crime. The fact that breaches of computer and Internet security are reported with great frequency means that there is a danger that organisations will be reluctant to trust innovative technologies because of fears about security. Although there are two main potential threats: outsider and insider, the latter is apparently the most serious threat to information security in organisations. Consequently, there is a must for organisations to have a personnel security or people firewall in order to prevent the issue. One possible solution is to establish an information security culture programme that covers three important aspects such as awareness, training, and education for effective people firewall. This paper gives an overview of the role of information security culture and how it can be used to increase security levels in organisations. |
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