Abstract
Over the past decade, there has been an increase in cybersecurity breaches through identity theft, hacking, phishing attacks, and the use of malware such as viruses, worms, or trojans. The breaches have triggered an increase in investment in information security in organizations. As technology continues to improve, the risks of having cybersecurity incidents also increase. Cybersecurity firms reported that in 2016, there were 1209 total breaches with 1.1 billion identities exposed. Most experts agree that human vulnerability is a significant factor in cybersecurity. Most issues related to advanced threats come from human nature and ignorance. For the study, the researcher examined the relationship between Millennial professionals’ perceptions of cybersecurity risks and users’ online security behaviors. The study focused on two elements of perception which are perceived benefits and perceived barriers. The researcher administered a survey to 109 participants randomly selected among Survey Monkey audience members. The Spearman’s correlation test performed supported the analysis of the strength of the relationship and the level of significance between each of the independent variables and the dependent variable. The results from the statistical test provided enough evidence to reject each of the null hypothesis tested in this study. There were significant correlations between each of the independent variables, Perceived Benefits (PBE) and Perceived Barriers (PBA) and the dependent variable Online Security Behaviors (OSB).
Highlights
There was a gap of knowledge on the understanding of the relationship between Millennial professionals’ perceptions of the benefits and costs of cybersecurity and online security behaviors
The finding showed that a weak positive correlation existed between perceived benefits and online security behaviors, and there was a statistically significant relationship (ρ = 0.330, 0.000 < 0.05)
The problem addressed in the study was that the relationship between Millennial professionals’ perceptions of cybersecurity risks and users’ online security behaviors had not been identified [20]
Summary
The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between Millennial. F. Djatsa professionals’ perceptions of cybersecurity risks and users’ online security behaviors. A thorough review of the factors influencing the perceptions of cybersecurity risks supported the examination of the relationship between perceived benefits, perceived barriers, and users’ online security behaviors. The health belief model served as the theoretical foundations to develop a model to examine the relationship between perceptions of cybersecurity risks and users’ online security behaviors. The theoretical framework allowed for a better understanding of how computer users perceived the benefits and barriers of using anti-malware software and the correlation between these factors and the online security behaviors that Millennials professionals manifested on the internet. The investigation method was based on a self-reported web-based survey to gather data and test the model adapted from the health belief model. The survey provided insights into Millennial professionals’ online security behaviors
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