-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] CFP - AMCIS Mini-Track on Behavioral Information Security (and fast-tracking opportunity) Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2019 19:58:50 +0000 From: Li, Yuan yli295@uis.edu To: aisworld@lists.aisnet.org aisworld@lists.aisnet.org
Dear Colleagues:
This is to remind you to submit your research work to the Behavioral Information Security mini-track under the Information Security and Privacy (SIGSEG) tack at AMCIS 2019, to be held in Cancun, Mexico on August 15-17, 2019. A brief description of the mini-track is provided below; you may also visit https://amcis2019.aisconferences.org/submissions/track-descriptions/. The online submission system (https://new.precisionconference.com/ais) will be closed on March 1. Fast-tracking opportunity: Best-papers in this mini-track will be fast-tracked to The DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems. For interested authors, please read the latest special issue on information security at DATA BASE at https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3210530.
Mini-track description:
Cyber security continues to be a big challenge for organizations which are exposed to considerable risk due to security breaches. Technological advancements have been made to improve cybersecurity and companies have invested heavily in cyber security however, human vulnerabilities continue to bypass security defenses. There are various reasons for this, including, apathy, carelessness, or malicious intent. Understanding and changing human security behavior is a critical need to improve security and it continues to be a strong research area. This mini-track is focused on behavioral security including, theoretical developments, empirical research findings, case studies, methodologies, artifacts, etc. This track will include elements of motivation, reasoning, and learning for both malicious and non-malicious intent of attacks.
The 2019 Americas Conference on Information System focuses on digital convergence that is redefining society and business. A key enabling technology for this digital transformation is cyber security which is a big challenge for organizations which are exposed to considerable risk due to security breaches. Technological advancements have been made to improve cybersecurity and companies have invested heavily in cyber security however, human vulnerabilities continue to bypass security defenses. There are various reasons for this, including, apathy, carelessness, or malicious intent. Understanding and changing human security behavior is a critical need to improve security and it continues to be a strong research area. This mini-track is focused on behavioral security including, theoretical developments, empirical research findings, case studies, methodologies, artifacts, etc. This track will include elements of motivation, reasoning, and learning for both malicious and non-malicious inte nt of attacks.
Mini-track co-chairs: Yuan Li, University of Illinois Springfield, yli295@uis.edu Rohit Valecha, University of Texas San Antonio, rohit.valecha@utsa.edu
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