Summary information

Study title

Survey about cyberattack protection motivation in higher education, 2017

Creator

Mihelič, Anže (University of Maribor, Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security)

Vrhovec, Simon (University of Maribor, Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security)

Study number / PID

EVARA17 (ADP)

URN:SI:UNI-LJ-FDV:ADP:EVARA17 (NUK)

https://doi.org/10.17898/ADP_EVARA17_V1 (doi)

Data access

Information not available

Series

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to explore factors associated with motivation of individuals in organizations to protect against cyberattacks. The objectives of this study were to determine how fear of cyberattacks, perceived severity, perceived vulnerability, perceived threats, measure efficacy, self-efficacy, measure costs, mandatoriness and psychological reactance are associated with protection motivation of individuals in organizations. The survey was conducted among researchers and pedagogues at six Slovenian universities. Questionnaire and data file are available in Slovenian and English language.

CriminologyConflict, security and peaceInformation societyTHREATS OF CYBERATTACKSSEVERITY OF CYBERATTACKS (ORGANIZATION, INDIVIDUAL)FEAR OF CYBERATTACKSVULNERABILTY OF CYBERATTACKS (INDIVIDUAL, ORGANIZATION)MANDATORINESS OF IMPLEMENTING COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST CYBERATTACKSPSYCHOLOGICAL REACTANCEEFFICENCY OF COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST CYBERATTACKSINDIVIDUAL'S SELF-EFFICENCY WHEN IMPLEMENTING COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST CYBERATTACKSBURDEN (COST) OF IMPLEMENTING COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST CYBERATTACKSMOTIVATION TO IMPLEMENT COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST CYBERATTACKSDEMOGRAPHY

Protection-motivation theoryHigher educationUniversityCybersecurityCyber threatComputer securityInternetCYBERCRIMECYBERBULLYINGCYBERBULLYINGCOMPUTER SECURITYINTERNET

Data collection period

13/06/2017 - 03/09/2017

Country

Slovenia

Time dimension

Cross-section

Analysis unit

Individual

Universe

Researchers and pedagogues without publicly available e-mail address.

Sampling procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

Kind of data

NumericNumeric

Data collection mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Publisher

University of Ljubljana, Slovenian Social Science Data Archives

Publication year

2024

Terms of data access

The data is accessible for scientific purposes only and licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution + NonCommercial 4.0 International Licence. Users may use the data only for the purposes stated in the registration form and in accordance with professional codes of ethics. Users expressly agree to maintain the confidentiality of the data and to conduct analyses without attempting to identify the individuals and institutions covered by the materials.