Information security overconfidence, overestimation, overprecision, overplacement, cluster analysis
Abstract :
[en] Overconfidence has been shown to have a
detrimental effect on information security in
enterprises. However, research on this systematic
misperception of one’s abilities and skills is fragmented,
and evidence on who is at risk of overconfidence is
scarce. Using a cluster analysis in conjunction with a
large-scale survey of 2,867 employees of a
pharmaceutical company, we examine information
security overconfidence and identify commonalities
between risk groups. Our findings help raise awareness
and understanding of this widespread phenomenon and
can help design appropriate interventions.
Disciplines :
Management information systems
Author, co-author :
FRANK, Muriel-Larissa ; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > FINATRAX
Wacker, Mara; Goethe University Frankfurt [DE]
Ranft, Lukas Manuel; Goethe University Frankfurt [DE]
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Same or Not the Same? Comparison Between Employees Prone to Overplacement, Overestimation, and Overprecision in Information Security
Publication date :
03 January 2024
Event name :
Proceedings of the 57th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
