The Influence of Governmental Support on Cyber-Security Adoption and Performance: The Mediation of Cyber Security and Technological Readiness

The accelerated cyberattacks presents a severe challenge to the companies, as they seem unprepared to confront the threat of cyberattacks, they will suffer enormous losses and have their performance suffer as a result. To better serve its population and communities, Kuwait will have improved and updated its national infrastructure by 2035. This study examines how the governmental top management support, cyber security readiness, and technology readiness affect employee’s organizational security adoption intentions in Kuwait governmental organizations and realization of its benefits. The quantitative method was employed in this work. The study found that top management support influencing organizational security performance mediating by cyber security readiness and technology, which affects the tangible and intangible benefits. This study can help policy makers in governmental organizations to improve cyber security adoption. The findings of this study may be utilized for enhancing the sustainability of cyber security in governmental organizations in Kuwait.