Amidst growing IT security challenges, psychological underpinnings of security behaviors
have received considerable interest, eg cybersecurity Self-Efficacy (SE), the belief in one's …

Abstract Information security is one of the important domains of information systems
research today, with protection motivation theory (PMT) one of its most influential theoretical …

Self-efficacy is the most frequently examined attribute in the adoption of Information Systems
(IS) security innovations. Yet, the role of self-efficacy in the adoption of IS security …

Extant information security research is characterized by a focus on problem-focused security
behaviours, while overlooking the internal, and emotion-focused co** responses that …

Cyber security researchers are starting to experiment with fear appeals, with a wide variety
of designs and reported efficaciousness. This makes it hard to derive recommendations for …

Purpose Information technology users often fail to adopt necessary security and privacy
measures, leading to increased risk of cybercrimes. There has been limited research on how …

This research analyzes how the receiver's emotional response to fear communication differs
across cultural groups of origin (Europe vs. Latin America), as well as individual traits such …

Email users are vulnerable to phishing threats and a greater understanding of how to protect
them is needed. This research investigates how response costs and rewards influence …

Natural disasters arouse threats of health and economic damage, altering consumer
behavior in both the short term and the long term. By adapting co** theory to health and …

Information security is of universal concern to computer users from all walks of life. Though
gender differences in technology adoption are well researched, scant attention has been …