An overview of the current level of Security Awareness in Greek companies

Information Security is one of the main concerns during the last years. Too much effort and funds are invested in the security of information asset by the enterprises. A crucial factor in Information Security is the human factor. End-users could provoke several damages to the Information Systems even if there are plenty of security measures in place. Security Awareness is the field of Information Security which handles the human factor. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the level of Security Awareness in Greek companies. The method used in this study was a questionnaire survey which reveals how employees behave with the Information System that they use, how they behave within physical security and how they handle their passwords. The main finding of the research is the medium to low level of Information Security Awareness. The level seems to be decreasing down while one is descending the hierarchy pyramid in Greek IT companies.