Information security: threat from employees

Information security inside the organization is becoming a major issue in the modern and global world. Information accessibility and security are a major issue where user behaviour plays an important role. Information security user behaviour is becoming an increasing threat to their organization inf...

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Main Author: Aleksandar Erceg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University North 2019-01-01
Series:Tehnički Glasnik
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Online Access:https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/322881
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description Information security inside the organization is becoming a major issue in the modern and global world. Information accessibility and security are a major issue where user behaviour plays an important role. Information security user behaviour is becoming an increasing threat to their organization information security. Since the organization is investing in and implementing information security systems, the issue of employees’ behaviour has become increasingly important. This paper aims to show how workers treat information security and is looking upon so called “people problem”. In the research, the personal behaviour of health care professionals and workers in a Croatian production company in relation to information security was tested. Results have shown that the overall behaviour of respondents in production company is more responsible and security awareness with proper use of passwords is associated with knowledge about the importance of security application in their work. Further research is recommended.
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spelling doaj.art-e107a138c1d8430c84fdf53056a56ecd2024-04-15T15:36:39ZengUniversity NorthTehnički Glasnik1846-61681848-55882019-01-0113212312810.31803/tg-20180717222848Information security: threat from employeesAleksandar Erceg0J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Economics in Osijek, Trg Ljudevita Gaja 7, 31 000 Osijek, CroatiaInformation security inside the organization is becoming a major issue in the modern and global world. Information accessibility and security are a major issue where user behaviour plays an important role. Information security user behaviour is becoming an increasing threat to their organization information security. Since the organization is investing in and implementing information security systems, the issue of employees’ behaviour has become increasingly important. This paper aims to show how workers treat information security and is looking upon so called “people problem”. In the research, the personal behaviour of health care professionals and workers in a Croatian production company in relation to information security was tested. Results have shown that the overall behaviour of respondents in production company is more responsible and security awareness with proper use of passwords is associated with knowledge about the importance of security application in their work. Further research is recommended.https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/322881business datahealthcareinformation securitypasswordsproduction companysecurity risk
spellingShingle Aleksandar Erceg
Information security: threat from employees
Tehnički Glasnik
business data
healthcare
information security
passwords
production company
security risk
title Information security: threat from employees
title_full Information security: threat from employees
title_fullStr Information security: threat from employees
title_full_unstemmed Information security: threat from employees
title_short Information security: threat from employees
title_sort information security threat from employees
topic business data
healthcare
information security
passwords
production company
security risk
url https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/322881
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