Reconceptualizing cybersecurity awareness capability in the data-driven digital economy

Abstract

Data breaches have become a formidable challenge for business operations in the twenty-first century. The emergence of big data in the ever-growing digital economy has created the necessity to secure critical organizational information. The lack of cybersecurity awareness exposes organizations to potential cyber threats. Thus, this research aims to identify the various dimensions of cybersecurity awareness capabilities. Drawing on the dynamic capabilities framework, the findings of the study show personnel (knowledge, attitude and learning), management (training, culture and strategic orientation) and infrastructure capabilities (technology and data governance) as thematic dimensions to tackle cybersecurity awareness challenges.

Emerging Technologies, Evolving Threats: Next-Generation Security Challenges

“…This can be anything from Apps on mobile phones and network penetration, to unauthorized access and significant data leakage of sensitive information. One way to circumvent these risks is to assess them before they actually present as problems through strategic risk management [16], e.g., instituting agnostic adaptive data loss prevention solutions to reduce network breaches and data leakage [15]. Again, Gartner Research reminds us that it is not enough to demonstrate good security features to mitigate the threats, new security solutions must ensure "safety, availability, reliability, resilience, and privacy" [17].…”