IKOROMASOMA Emmanuel
Department of Office and Information Management
Faculty of Administration and Management
Rivers State University Port Harcourt
Ikoromasoma.emmauel@ust.edu.ng
ALALIBO Obelem Otonye
Department of Office and Information Management
Faculty of Administration and Management
Rivers State University Port Harcourt
Obelem.alalibo@ust.edu.ng
ABSTRACT
This study examined the correlation between cyber hygiene strategies and information management success of deposit money banks in Rivers State. The study adopted firewall implementation and multifactor verification as dimensions cyber hygiene strategies; while confidentiality and reliability served as the measures of information management success. A Quasi-experimental research design was adopted with a cross-sectional survey approach. The population of the study comprised management staff of 21 deposit money banks operational in Rivers State. Owing to the small population, a census was adopted. Two management staff were studied (branch manager and IT head) from each of the 21 deposit money banks. A total of 42 copies of questionnaire were administered. However, only 38 copies were retrieved and used for the analysis. Data was analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Statistics. The study found that there is a significant positive relationship between hygiene strategy and information management success. Thus, the study concluded that cyber hygiene strategy is an invaluable tool to drive information management success of deposit money banks in Rivers State. The study recommends that management of deposit money banks should encourage firewall implementation and multifactor verification if they seek to improve their information confidentiality and reliability.
Keywords: Cyber hygiene strategies, information management success, multifactor verification, firewall
implementation, confidentiality, reliability