Date of Conferral
6-12-2024
Date of Award
June 2024
Degree
Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.)
School
Management
Advisor
Beverly Muhammad
Abstract
Cyberattacks pose a significant threat to corporate operations that depend on computer networks to carry out everyday operations. Technology leaders are concerned about the growing use of ransomware, social engineering, and phishing by cybercriminals to steal data and engage in identity theft, along with the negative impact of cyberattacks on business sustainability. Grounded in protection motivation theory, the purpose of this pragmatic inquiry was to identify and explore the cybersecurity strategies technology leaders used to mitigate cyberattacks that could disrupt their business operational services. The project participants were six technology leaders who used their cybersecurity strategies to mitigate cyberattacks that could disrupt their business operational services. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and the use of a reflective log to ensure credibility. Through thematic analysis, three themes emerged: threat appraisal, coping appraisal, and self-efficacy. A key recommendation is for technology leaders to provide regular cybersecurity training, with a focus on employee behavior, password protection, and social engineering. The implications for positive social change include the potential to improve cybersecurity measures while also improving business sustainability for job creation, which may benefit local communities by providing long-term stability for consistent products and services offered to them.
Recommended Citation
Riggins, Jerrell, "Chief Information Security Officers Strategies for Minimizing Cybersecurity Attacks" (2024). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 16005.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/16005
