01250nas a2200157   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042100001800054700001400072700001800086700002200104245009400126856007200220520078600292022001401078       2021                            d  c2021-051 aShaikha Hasan1 aMazen Ali1 aSherah Kurnia1 aRamayah Thurasamy00aEvaluating the cyber security readiness of organizations and its influence on performance  uhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S22142126203086563 aThe acceleration of cyber-attacks in recent years has negatively impacted the overall performance of organizations around the world. Organizations face the challenge of enhancing their cyber security to prevent and combat cyber-attacks, but studies of factors impacting the cyber security awareness/readiness of organizations from a holistic perspective are lacking. This study adopts the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework to examine a comprehensive set of factors influencing the cyber security readiness of organizations and the effects of these factors on organizational performance (financial and non-financial) mediated by improved organizational security performance. Data are collected via a survey of IT professionals in Bahrain, with 270 valid responses.  a2214-2126