Researcher: Matt Warner
Contact: mwarner29@capellauniversity.edu, +1-719-822-1523
This study is part of the researcher’s doctoral education program. The purpose of this research is to measure the correlation of higher stress levels among cybersecurity professionals caused by supervisor micromanagement to increase information system risk through the misconfiguration of technical security controls.
The survey consists of three parts. The first is a series of demographic questions to identify their role in cybersecurity and level of experience. The second part addresses the construct of micromanagement-induced stress, while the third part discusses the implementation of technical security controls. In parts two and three, the participants will select a rating on a five-point scale for each of the survey questions. A rating of either four or five indicates a positive presence of the respective survey item. Three is a neutral rating; one or two indicates a negative presence. All responses will be submitted and maintained through the SurveyMonkey platform.
The survey should take no more than 30 minutes to complete.
The following are inclusion criteria for this survey:
- current or previous full-time employment in an IT, cybersecurity, or other information systems role, with a total of five years’ experience in such roles;
- employment with a direct supervisor (manager or technical team lead)
- involvement with architecting, engineering, or implementing technical security controls or general configuration or integration of information systems;
- 18 years of age or older.
The following individuals will be excluded from the research:
- those in roles without direct supervision, such as self-employment;
- those in non-technical roles with no responsibilities for architecting, engineering, or implementing information systems or technical security controls;
- interns, students, or volunteers without full-time employment;
- incomplete, duplicate, or otherwise invalid responses.
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