Abstract
Problem statement: The researches in the field of social sciences such as economics and business management were not conducted until around 2000. Particularly, there are few empirical studies on information security. Primary reasons among various ones are that there is no data on information security countermeasures and we cannot easily use the data even if the data exist. Though it is in such a research environment, it is necessary to accumulate the research from not only promotion of academic research but also the social role. In this study, the author quantitatively analyzed Japanese workers’ awareness to information security. Approach: The author examined whether or not there are differences of the workers’ awareness to information security based on various attributes by using Analysis Of Variance (ANOVA) based on non-parametric method. Results: It is found that Japanese workers’ awareness to information security is different in attributes such as organizational attributes and the education about information security countermeasures. Conclusion: The author suggested the necessity of enhancing information security education and introducing firm system such as authority handover system and/or stock option system in order to motivate to take the efficient information security countermeasures.
Highlights
It is indisputable that the Internet evolves the individual's life style and the business form in the advanced information society
He sets up the following hypotheses: (H1) there is no difference in awareness on the information security by working pattern; hypothesis (H2) there is no difference in awareness on the information security by organization attributes and hypothesis (H3) there is no difference in awareness on information security by individual attributes
We examine whether or not there are differences of Japanese workers’ awareness on information security based on various attributes by using Analysis Of Variance (ANOVA) based on non-parametric method
Summary
It is indisputable that the Internet evolves the individual's life style and the business form in the advanced information society. Pioneer and representative researches include theoretical models of information security countermeasures and investment from the viewpoint of economics and management science (Gordon and Loeb, 2002; Varian, 2002). Some researchers accumulate the data by themselves (Takemura, 2009; Takemura and Minetaki, 2009) They use data collected by the survey and analyze effect of the information security countermeasures in Japanese firms. Takemura (2009) analyzes countermeasures by using data collected through Web-based surveys that they conducted themselves (Takemura, 2009) In these researches, it is pointed out that it is meaningless for enterprise to just take the formal countermeasures systematically if the level of awareness to information security is not enough high. This result would possess academic significance, and business and political significance
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