Handbook of Research on
Social and Organizational Liabilities in
Information Security

Editors: Manish Gupta and Raj Sharman, State University of New York

ISBN: 978-1-60566-132-2

596 pages

Published in 2009 by Information Science Reference, Hershey, New York

Price: ^US$265.00 (hardcover)

From the publisher’s blurb:

“As the diffusion and use of technology applications have accelerated in organizational and societal domains, behavioral and social dynamics have inevitably created the potential for negative as well as positive consequences and events associated with technology. A pressing need within organizations and societies has therefore emerged for robust, proactive information security measures that can prevent as well as ameliorate breaches, attacks, and abuses.

The Handbook of Research on Social and Organizational Liabilities in Information Security offers a critical mass of insightful, authoritative articles on the most salient contemporary issues of managing social and human aspects of information security. Aimed at providing immense scholarly value to researchers, academicians, and practitioners in the area of information technology and security, this landmark reference collection provides estimable coverage of pertinent issues such as employee surveillance, information security policies, and password authentication.”

Chapter 19 is “Information Security Awareness” by Gary Hinson. The chapter abstract reads:

“This chapter highlights the broad range of factors that are relevant to the design of information security awareness programs, primarily by reference to the literature. It emphasizes the need to supplement technical information security controls with security awareness, training and educational activities to address human vulnerabilities. It outlines requirements noted in standards, laws and regulations, and explains the value of motivational employee communications techniques in creating a security culture.”