Fear as Emotion Assessment in Information Security Using Kansei Engineering Methodology

Abstract

Information security assessment needs to be further developed due to the increased need to improve information security. Human factors need to be considered in formulizing and establishing information security methodology. A preliminary study of fear as emotional assessment in information security using Kansei Engineering methodology was discussed in this paper. The concept of fear in information security was explored to better understand the emotion of fear, for the purpose of implementating it as user assessment. Based on the literature reviews, it shows that fear appeal does play a crucial role in changing an individual’s behaviour and attitude in the context of risk measures. However, too much induced fear could cause affect how much users comply to security policies. Therefore, it is vital to have the optimum level of fear appeal applied in information security. This study surveyed the relationship between fear level and users action in applying security measures and serve as preliminary study to use fear as emotion assessment in information security using Kansei Engineering.