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Security Awareness

Security Awareness is a foundational component of security education and training programs within Information Security Management that distinguishes itself by focusing on cultivating employees' understanding of security policies, risks, and best practices to promote informed and secure behavioral responses across organizational contexts.

2.5K

Publications

136.6K

Citations

5.1K

Authors

1.6K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

1.2K

Variants

Information Security Awareness

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Publications

2.5K

Information Security Policy Compliance: An Empirical Study of Rationality-Based Beliefs and Information Security Awareness1

Burcu Bulgurcu, Hasan Cavusoglu · MIS Quarterly · 2010 · 1.8K citations

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Why phishing works

Rachna Dhamija, J. D. Tygar, Marti A. Hearst · 2006 · 1.3K citations

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Fear Appeals and Information Security Behaviors: An Empirical Study1

Merrill Warkentin · MIS Quarterly · 2010 · 1.2K citations

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Protection motivation and deterrence: a framework for security policy compliance in organisations

Tejaswini Herath, H. Raghav Rao · European Journal of Information Systems · 2009 · 1.2K citations

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User Awareness of Security Countermeasures and Its Impact on Information Systems Misuse: A Deterrence Approach

John D’Arcy, Anat Hovav, Dennis F. Galletta · Information Systems Research · 2008 · 1.2K citations

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Authors

5.1K

  1. SF
    Steven Furnell

    University of Plymouth, United Kingdom

    46 publications · 2.8K citations

    29

    h-index

  2. LF
    Lorrie Faith Cranor

    Carnegie Mellon University, United States

    20 publications · 4.1K citations

    19

    h-index

  3. MW
    Merrill Warkentin

    Mississippi State University, United States

    16 publications · 3.4K citations

    16

    h-index

  4. RV
    Rossouw von Solms

    Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

    18 publications · 1.9K citations

    15

    h-index

  5. JH
    Jason Hong

    Carnegie Mellon University, United States

    14 publications · 2.8K citations

    14

    h-index

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Institutions

1.6K

  1. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    28 h-index

    141 publications

    22.5K citations

  2. University of Plymouth

    Plymouth, United Kingdom

    27 h-index

    92 publications

    5.3K citations

  3. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    21 h-index

    65 publications

    3.2K citations

  4. Nelson Mandela University

    Port Elizabeth, South Africa

    20 h-index

    57 publications

    4K citations

  5. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    Trondheim, Norway

    18 h-index

    66 publications

    3.4K citations

  6. The University of Adelaide

    Adelaide, Australia

    18 h-index

    38 publications

    3.8K citations

  7. Mississippi State University

    Starkville, United States

    17 h-index

    25 publications

    6.4K citations

  8. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    17 h-index

    43 publications

    3.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Computers & Security

    146 publications · 16.6K citations

    68

    h-index

  2. Information Management & Computer Security

    IMCS · 53 publications · 3.5K citations

    31

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  3. Information and Computer Security

    ICS · 71 publications · 2.1K citations

    28

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  4. Computers in Human Behavior

    30 publications · 3.5K citations

    26

    h-index

  5. IEEE Security & Privacy

    44 publications · 2.9K citations

    24

    h-index

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