Completed doctoral research
The human factor in information security awareness.
An educational summary of doctoral research completed as part of a Doctor of Management program in Organizational Leadership.
Study focus
The qualitative exploratory case study examined how 15 non-technical remote workers employed by Hawaiʻi small and medium-sized businesses understood, adopted, and implemented information-security practices within home-based work environments.
The study identified themes concerning employer IT dependency, MFA comprehension, password reuse, reactive risk perception, security-tool utilization, and training preferences.
Research guardrail
Educational and thought-leadership use
The findings discussed here originate from completed doctoral work, not from client engagements or company-sponsored research. The discussion is provided for educational and thought-leadership purposes.
The findings are contextual and qualitative and should not be presented as statistically generalizable to all workers, organizations, or communities.