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Kumar, Saurabh; Biswas, Baidyanath; Bhatia, Manjot Singh; Dora, Manoj

Antecedents for enhanced level of cyber-security in organisations

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  • Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Antecedents for enhanced level of cyber-security in organisations
  • Contributor: Kumar, Saurabh; Biswas, Baidyanath; Bhatia, Manjot Singh; Dora, Manoj
  • Published: Emerald, 2021
  • Published in: Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 34 (2021) 6, Seite 1597-1629
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1108/jeim-06-2020-0240
  • ISSN: 1741-0398
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  • Description: <jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Purpose</jats:title><jats:p>The present study aims to identify and investigate the antecedents of enhanced level of cyber-security at the organisational level from both the technical and the human resource perspective using human–organisation–technology (HOT) theory.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Design/methodology/approach</jats:title><jats:p>The study has been conducted on 151 professionals who have expertise in dealing with cyber-security in organisations in sectors such as retail, education, healthcare, etc. in India. The analysis of the data is carried out using partial least squares based structural equation modelling technique (PLS-SEM).</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Findings</jats:title><jats:p>The results from the study suggest that “legal consequences” and “technical measures” adopted for securing cyber-security in organisations are the most important antecedents for enhanced cyber-security levels in the organisations. The other significant antecedents for enhanced cyber-security in organisations include “role of senior management” and “proactive information security”.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Research limitations/implications</jats:title><jats:p>This empirical study has significant implications for organisations as they can take pre-emptive measures by focussing on important antecedents and work towards enhancing the level of cyber-security.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Originality/value</jats:title><jats:p>The originality of this research is combining both technical and human resource perspective in identifying the determinants of enhanced level of cyber-security in the organisations.</jats:p></jats:sec>