William Cram, University of Waterloo

Research

cybersecurity information security policy compliance rewards punishments legitimacy security-related stress case study

Latest funding

Don't click the link: Improving employee compliance with cybersecurity policies
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$41,254
Don't click the link: Improving employee compliance with cybersecurity policies
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$21,324

Don't click the link: Improving employee compliance with cybersecurity policies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Cram, William A.

Keywords: cybersecurity; information security; policy compliance; rewards; punishments; legitimacy; security-related stress; case study; longitudinal survey; experience sampling methodology

$41,254

Don't click the link: Improving employee compliance with cybersecurity policies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Cram, William A.

Keywords: cybersecurity; information security; policy compliance; rewards; punishments; legitimacy; security-related stress; case study; longitudinal survey; experience sampling methodology

$21,324

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: cybersecurity Dear Professor Cram, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on cybersecurity connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Don't click the link: Improving employee compliance with cybersecurity policies" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]