The impact of monetary value gains and losses on cybersecurity behavior

Author

Samuel Noah SMITH
Fiona Fui-hoon NAH, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Maggie CHENG
Santosh Kuma RAVINDRAN

Publication Type

Conference Proceeding Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

5-2017

Abstract

This research examines if users take more risky cybersecurity actions when presented with the possibility of losing monetary value rather than gaining monetary value. Prospect theory provides the theoretical foundation for the research. An experimental design is proposed to test the hypothesis for the research.

Keywords

Cybersecurity, behavior, gains, losses, monetary value, prospect theory

Discipline

Databases and Information Systems | Information Security

Research Areas

Data Science and Engineering

Publication

Proceedings of the 12th Midwest Association for Information Systems Conference, Springfield, IL, May 18-19, 2017

First Page

1

Last Page

4

Publisher

AIS

City or Country

Atlanta, GA

Citation

SMITH, Samuel Noah; NAH, Fiona Fui-hoon; CHENG, Maggie; and RAVINDRAN, Santosh Kuma. The impact of monetary value gains and losses on cybersecurity behavior. (2017). Proceedings of the 12th Midwest Association for Information Systems Conference, Springfield, IL, May 18-19, 2017. 1-4.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/10047

Creative Commons License

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Additional URL

https://aisel.aisnet.org/mwais2017/38