Examination of personality characteristics among cybersecurity and information technology professionals

An influx of cyber-attacks throughout the past decade has resulted in an increase in demand for cybersecurity professionals. However, the rapid growth of this field has led to a general lack of knowledge regarding the characteristics of individuals and job roles of cybersecurity professionals. This study addresses this gap in the existing literature by evaluating personality characteristics among information technology and cybersecurity professionals. Following an analysis of the facets of the IPIP NEO short form, it was discovered that cybersecurity professionals scored significantly different on Trust, Intellect, Vulnerability, Self-Consciousness, Assertiveness, and Adventurousness when compared to other information technology professional indicating the need for specialized training, assessment, and selection procedures for cybersecurity professionals.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Author dc:creator

• Freed, Sarah E.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Weathington, Bart L.
• Cunningham, Christopher J. L.; Biderman, Michael D.
• College of Arts and Sciences

• Computer security -- Training.

Licence

• https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en

Language dc:language

English, eng

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholar.utc.edu/theses/127

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholar.utc.edu:theses-1126