Assessment of Effect of Information System Security Threats on Information Resources in Public Institutions: A Case of Kenya School of Government

摘要

Information system security is important in an institution whose routine operations expose its information system to threat. The objectives of the study were to establish the effect of systems security threats on the utilization of information resources and to find out the challenges of information system threats on organizational information resources in Kenya School of Government. The study employed the descriptive survey research design. The study targeted 100 staff drawn from the ICT Department, secretarial and records departments. Census sampling was employed to select he sample size. Data was collected using self administered questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics with the aid of Microsoft Excel The findings were presented using tables and graphs. From the results, it was evident that there were widespread systems security threats on the utilization of information resources at the Kenya School of Government, with the illegal access to computer system being the highest and computer related acts causing personal harm being the lowest. The findings also indicate that the organizations have not embraced ICT policies and strategies to help secure their systems. However, organizational commitment to curb cybercrime was high which may be attributed to e-govemment requirements like e-procurement and IFMIS which must be carried out online. The study also established that cost was the highest challenge in adopting and implementing ISS.