Employees´ non-malicious, counterproductive computer security behaviors (CCSB) in Nigeria and Canada: An empirical and comparative analysis

Employees indulgence in counterproductive computer security behaviors (CCSB) is a growing phenomenon worldwide. Essentially, CCSB are ill-prescribed computer use practices and general information security behaviors that go against the legitimate interests of an organization. While research on such issues is beginning to emerge in the developed West, information and perspectives from developing countries such as Nigeria is rare in the extant literature. This current study was designed to fill the gap in the literature by providing insights about employees´ non-malicious, CCSB in Nigeria and Canada. Data for the study was collected from a field survey and secondary data sources. Relevant data analyses were performed. The results showed that employees´ indulgence in CCSB differ by locations or contexts, and importantly socio-economic factors (i.e. national wealth (GDP), transparency, and literacy rates) and the cultural dimensions of individualism versus collectivism (EDV) and uncertainty avoidance (UAI) considered in this study were found to have significant bearings on participants´ desire to indulge in CCSB at work. The implications of our findings to both research and practice were succinctly discussed.