Abstract
There is already significant anecdotal evidence to suggest that it takes a certain type of person to properly promote and manage security issues. This article examines the potential to formalise this understanding, by means of a research study that was conducted in order to test for a correlation between security behaviours and the personality type of the individuals concerned. Experimental findings from an initial population of twenty workplace participants suggest that the personality facets of imagination and immoderation emerge as the strongest indicators, and so may provide a foundation for using personality tests as a contributor towards selecting the most appropriate staff to act as security champions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 8-12 |
| Number of pages | 0 |
| Journal | Computer Fraud & Security |
| Volume | 2011 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| Publication status | In preparation - 1 Aug 2011 |