TY - GEN
T1 - Russian roulette or a game of whack a mole? Effect of overconfidence in protecting information systems
AU - Kizito, Kelvin King
AU - Xiao, Nan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Informed decision-making requires that individuals understand the risks and tradeoffs in making decisions on the potential threats that they encounter. However, it comes as a surprise that individuals who should know better may put themselves, others and their institutions at risk. The protection motivation theory states that an individual may protect themselves based on four factors. That is the perceived severity of a threatening event, the perceived probability of the occurrence, or vulnerability, the efficacy of the recommended preventive behavior, and the perceived self-efficacy. This research in progress seeks to understand why I.T professions may be susceptible to security threats. We develop a conceptual model aimed at exploring how overconfidence plays an important role in the experiences of IT Professionals. We contribute to extant literature by integrating confidence and PMT in behavioral information security.
AB - Informed decision-making requires that individuals understand the risks and tradeoffs in making decisions on the potential threats that they encounter. However, it comes as a surprise that individuals who should know better may put themselves, others and their institutions at risk. The protection motivation theory states that an individual may protect themselves based on four factors. That is the perceived severity of a threatening event, the perceived probability of the occurrence, or vulnerability, the efficacy of the recommended preventive behavior, and the perceived self-efficacy. This research in progress seeks to understand why I.T professions may be susceptible to security threats. We develop a conceptual model aimed at exploring how overconfidence plays an important role in the experiences of IT Professionals. We contribute to extant literature by integrating confidence and PMT in behavioral information security.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85069372252
SN - 9780996683166
T3 - Americas Conference on Information Systems 2018: Digital Disruption, AMCIS 2018
BT - Americas Conference on Information Systems 2018
PB - Association for Information Systems
T2 - 24th Americas Conference on Information Systems 2018: Digital Disruption, AMCIS 2018
Y2 - 16 August 2018 through 18 August 2018
ER -