Making Systems Users Accountable through User Interface Design Features

Authors

Lee Wood, Brigham Young University
Dr. Anthony Vance, Brigham Young University

Keywords

accountability, information security, user interface elements

College

Marriott School of Management

Department

Information Systems

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to determine how features of the user interface of an information system could be designed to increase users’ perceptions of accountability within the system, and thereby decrease levels of unauthorized access. One of the most persistent problems of information security is the threat of malicious insiders, or members of an organization who misuse access to information resources. The Verizon 2010 Data Breach Investigations Report disclosed that 48 percent of data breaches were attributable to unauthorized access by organizational insiders (Verizon, 2010). This means that nearly half of data breaches come not from compromised systems, or hackers, but from users within the system who misuse or abuse resources that they have legitimate access to.

Recommended Citation

Wood, Lee and Vance, Dr. Anthony (2014) "Making Systems Users Accountable through User Interface Design Features," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014: Iss. 1, Article 992.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/992