Cybersecurity Breach Case Study

Schein's Model of Organizational Culture

A company's culture significantly impacts organizational behaviors (Akpa et al., 2021). Given the importance of culture to the organization's effectiveness (Deal & Kennedy, 1983; Sharma & Aparicio, 2022), the team will employ Schein's Model of Organizational Culture as a framework to analyze the current state of the company's culture. Schein's Model will help us decipher the company's culture from a physical and social context, espoused organizational and demonstrated values, and basic assumptions (Yilmaz, 2014; Akpa et al., 2021). Using qualitative methods such as observations, analysis of rituals, and interviews (Schein, 2010), the team will gather information about the basic assumptions that determine information security risk actions and perspectives (Schlienger & Teufel, 2002; Karlsson et al., 2021). It is crucial to understand these underlying assumptions to mitigate the potential risks of anxiety and defensiveness that may occur when they are changed (Akpa et al., 2021). Additionally, leaders should model the desired culture and cybersecurity behaviors to positively influence the culture change (Schein, 2010). Given the recent breach, it is already understood that the security culture needs to change, and the following model will help support that change.