Five dimensions of information security awareness

Abstract

Until the era of the information society, information was a concern mainly for organizations whose line of business demanded a high degree of security. However, the growing use of information technology is affecting the status of information security so that it is gradually becoming an area that plays an important role in our everyday lives. As a result, information security issues should now be regarded on a par with other security issues. Using this assertion as the point of departure, this paper outlines the dimensions of information security awareness, namely its organizational, general public, socio-political, computer ethical and institutional education dimensions, along with the categories (or target groups) within each dimension.