Awareness, Phenomenon, and Security Evaluation Model in Cybersecurity Using SmartPLS
Abstract
In the digital age, understanding and awareness of cybersecurity has become very important, both for individuals and organizations. This study aims to evaluate the relationship between cybersecurity awareness (Awareness), perception of cyber threat phenomena (Phenomenon), and the implementation of security policies (Security) in the Indonesian society. A total of 100 respondents were collected through an online survey, and data was analyzed using the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) approach with SmartPLS software. The results show that Awareness has a significant effect on Phenomenon, and Phenomenon has a significant effect on Security. However, the direct relationship between Awareness and Security is not significant. This study also found the issue of discriminant validity between the construct of Awareness and Phenomenon, which is a limitation of the research. This research confirms the importance of increasing awareness to strengthen overall cybersecurity.Düssel
Keywords—Cybersecurity, PLS-SEM, SmartPLS, Awareness,
Threat Phenomena, Discriminating Validity
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