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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-21478| Publication type: | Working paper – expertise – study |
| Title: | Cyber risks and Swiss SMEs : an investigation of employee attitudes and behavioral vulnerabilities |
| Authors: | Pugnetti, Carlo Casián, Carlos |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.21256/zhaw-21478 |
| Extent: | 31 |
| Issue Date: | Jan-2021 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Winterthur |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Cyber risk; Swiss SME |
| Subject (DDC): | 658.4: Executive Management |
| Abstract: | Cyber attacks are an increasingly significant issue for Swiss SMEs. About one third have already experienced cyber attacks, and four percent have been blackmailed as a result. Most of these problems began with phishing attacks, where criminal elements gained access to the IT system by exploiting an employee error or oversight. We interviewed several employees of Swiss SMEs to understand how their attitudes towards cyber attacks may affect this vulnerability and to develop practical suggestions for corrective action. The interviews were conducted using deep metaphors to understand the hidden cultural and emotional drivers of behavior rather than the rational, visible components. We developed three recommendations to take advantage of the proactive culture at SMEs and decrease their dependence on third-party providers: raise awareness, empower employees, and train a recovery mode. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/21478 |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Licence according to publishing contract |
| Departement: | School of Management and Law |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute for Risk & Insurance (IRI) |
| Appears in collections: | Banking, Finance, Insurance |
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Pugnetti, C., & Casián, C. (2021). Cyber risks and Swiss SMEs : an investigation of employee attitudes and behavioral vulnerabilities. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-21478
Pugnetti, C. and Casián, C. (2021) Cyber risks and Swiss SMEs : an investigation of employee attitudes and behavioral vulnerabilities. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-21478.
C. Pugnetti and C. Casián, “Cyber risks and Swiss SMEs : an investigation of employee attitudes and behavioral vulnerabilities,” ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Winterthur, Jan. 2021. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-21478.
PUGNETTI, Carlo und Carlos CASIÁN, 2021. Cyber risks and Swiss SMEs : an investigation of employee attitudes and behavioral vulnerabilities. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
Pugnetti, Carlo, and Carlos Casián. 2021. “Cyber Risks and Swiss SMEs : An Investigation of Employee Attitudes and Behavioral Vulnerabilities.” Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-21478.
Pugnetti, Carlo, and Carlos Casián. Cyber Risks and Swiss SMEs : An Investigation of Employee Attitudes and Behavioral Vulnerabilities. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Jan. 2021, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-21478.
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