Assessment of staff compliance to information security policy in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality

Abstract

This research investigates the compliance of staff of a North West Provincial Municipal District Office to the Information Security Policy within the municipality. This research therefore focused on information security policy. software analysis. strategic planning, implementing, compliance and the use of intra and internet services as to minimize and manage information security threats. ln its investigation on the availability of a policy to manage security on information systems this research proceeded to discuss the problem statement. definition of terms. research objectives. and research question alongside literature reviewed on how other organizations had dealt with the information security problems and how to minimise the risk of the municipality to become vulnerable. Most of organization employees are ignoring the information security policy hence leading the company information vulnerable to its counter parts and pose an information security threat to its day to day operation or not existence of information security policy. This had led to the main contributing factor of non compliance to information security policy. This study used a quantitative exploratory descriptive design to identify, analyse and describe factors contributing to an assessment of staff compliance to the information security policy in Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality. The study recommends that more training should be provided to the younger employees as the study suggests that older people are in the majority within the NMMDM. Security Awareness should also be put in place to all employees as it is the integral part of information security policy.