Towards A Safer Sky: An Attempt To Study Indian Minds And Security Intentions In The Aviation Sector

摘要

Aviation industry has a global business model and the global standardized safety and security norms governed by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and Federal Aviation Administration. (FAA). IT security has been on top of the charts for the past few years and will remain so for all kind of industries. The motivation for the present study is drawn from few incidents in Aviation sector worldwide which didn’t have conclusive results. World over there are numerous studies on Cyber security and even on Aviation Cyber security however there is limited or nil study collective on Aviation Cyber Security behaviour. India has exhibited phenomenal growth in Aviation sector. Present study tries to explore awareness among Indian fliers and their behaviour to achieve safe cyber environment in the Civil Aviation sector. The study uses Protection Motivation theory as a framework to understand whether the consciousness of human mind that can make a difference in the Cyber posture in travel industry specific to Indian Aviation. From a mail survey, 298 responses were obtained on the developed measures. The paper uses Exploratory Factor analysis as a tool to measure the responses and step Regression model to identify the factor affecting Aviation Cyber Security behavior. The results of the study indicate that prior experience with Cyber threats is the most significant predictor of passengers Cyber Security behaviour.