Investigating the development of employee behaviour and training towards cyber-security in the Irish Credit Union

Abstract

The remarkable technology development along with the emergence of mobile applications complexity has increased the number of cyber-attacks in several industries which resulted in serious risks in today’s society and cyberspace. To safeguard sensitive data, organisations are investing more than ever before in security systems such as information leak prevention, password management, and computer security monitoring technologies. These tools provide technical support to the cyber-security issue but are not enough to provide total security. One of the primary factors that can either minimize or increase cyber-attacks is the human factor within the organisation. Some employees are simply not aware of the seriousness of cyber threats or decide not to comply with their organisation's information security policy. This project will try to investigate the level of training that employees within the Irish Credit Unions get when dealing with cyber-attacks and try to determine whether employees as well as managers in the Irish Credit Unions are familiar with the technological infrastructures and the risk assessment plan in the organisation. This research will determine the factors affecting employees’ psychology towards information security policy compliance in the Irish Credit Unions. This research will also identify areas of concern, ways to eliminate cyberattacks with view to producing an excellence in employee cyber-security training for the staff of the Irish Credit Unions