Forschungsgruppe für Informationssicherheit und Compliance

Dr. Kristin Masuch

Curriculum Vitae


Academic CV

  • Since 06/2022 Postdoctoral Researcher at Chair of Information Security and Compliance, University of Goettingen, Germany
  • Since 12/2021 Head of KISK
  • Since 06/2021 Head of ITS.kompetent
  • 04/2019 - 06/2022 Ph.D. Candidate at Chair of Information Security and Compliance, University of Göttingen
  • 04/2016 - 04/2019 Master Studies in Business Information Systems (Florenz Sartorius Preis, best graduate), University of Göttingen
  • 10/2012 - 12/2015 Bachelor Studies in Business Information Systems, University of Göttingen

    • Work experience
  • Since 04/2023 Head of Research Group, Enterprise Cybersecurity, University of Goettingen, Germany
  • Since 04/2019 Research Associate, Chair of Information Security and Compliance, University of Göttingen
  • 06/2018 - 10/2018 Graduate Assistant, Chair of Information Security and Compliance, University of Göttingen
  • 10/2017 - 02/2018 Internship, Risk Assurance Solutions (RAS), PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Hannover
  • 04/2016 - 10/2018 Graduate Assistant, Chair of Application Systems and E-Business, University of Göttingen
  • 11/2015 - 04/2016 Internship, IT Application Development - Innovation Lab, Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg
  • 11/2014 - 11/2015 Graduate Assistant, Chair of Information Management, University of Göttingen

Selected Publications


    2024
  • Rampold, F.; Heinsohn, J.; Schütz, F..; Klein, J.; Keller, T.; Masuch, K.; Warwas, J. (2024): Custom Solutions for Diverse Needs: TLaying the Foundation for Tailored SETA Programs in the Healthcare Domain. HICSS 2024 Proceedings. [VHB: C
    • 2023
  • Rampold, F.; Masuch, K..; Warwas, J.; Trang, S. (2023): Triad or Error? Introducing Three Basic Dimensions of Competence as a Driving Force for Information Security Performance. ICIS 2023 [VHB: A]
  • Sebastian Hengstler, Stephan Kuehnel, Kristin Masuch, Ilja Nastjuk, Simon Trang, Should i really do that? Using quantile regression to examine the impact of sanctions on information security policy compliance behavior, Computers & Security,Volume 133, 2023, 103370, ISSN 0167-4048, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2023.103370.
  • Köpfer, P.; Warwas, J.; Schütz, F.; Rampold, F.; Masuch, K.; Trang, S. (2023): A Competence-Based Screening of Instructional Designs in Trainings for IT-Security at the Workplace. AERA 2023 [VHB: n.a.]
  • Schütz, F.; Rampold, F.; Kalisch, A.; Masuch, K. (2023): Consumer Cyber Insurance as Risk Transfer: A Coverage Analysis. Procedia Computer Science. [VHB: n.a.]
  • Schütz, F.; Rampold, F.; Masuch, K.; Köpfer, P.; Mann, D.; Warwas, J.; Trang, S. (2023): Bridging the Gap between Security Competencies and Security Threats: Toward a Cyber Security Domain Model. HICSS 2023 Proceedings. [VHB: C]
    • 2022
  • Diesterhöft, T.O.; Masuch, K.; Greve, M.; Trang, S. (2022): A Double-Edged Sword of Involvement: On the Tension Between Customers’ Group Value and Self-Interest in Data Breach Response Processes, International Conference on Information Systems 43, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1-17 [VHB: A]
  • Diesterhöft, T.O.; Schweneker, S.I.; Masuch, Kristin; Aslan, A.; Braun, M. (2022): The Role of Uncertainty in Data Breach Response Processes - A Reactance Theory Perspective, International Conference on Information Systems 43, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1-17 [VHB: A]
  • Warwas, J.; Köpfer, P.; Rampold, F.; Schütz, F.; Masuch, K.; Trang, S. (2022): Promoting competencies of Information security in the workplace through training? Results of a structured literature review. Presentation at the EARLI SIG conference "Learning and professional development".
  • Rampold, F.; Schütz, F.; Masuch, K.; Köpfer, P.; Warwas, J. (2022): Are you aware of your competencies? The potentials of competence research to design effective SETA programs (ECIS 2022), Timisoara, Romania [VHB 3: B]
  • Masuch, K.; Greve, M.; Trang, S. (2022): The Double-Edged Sword of Health Data Breaches: A Comparison of Customer and Stock Price Perspectives on the Impact of Data Breaches of Response Strategies, Proceedings of Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2022, pp. 1-10. [VHB: C]
    • 2021
  • Masuch, K.; Greve, M.; Trang, S. (2021): Apologize or Justify? Examining the Impact of Data Breach Response Actions on Stock Value of Affected Companies, Computers & Security, Volume 112, 2022, 102502, ISSN 0167-4048, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2021.102502. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167404821003266)
  • Masuch, K.; Greve, M.; Trang, S. (2021): What to do after a data breach? Examining apology and compensation as response strategies for health service providers, Electronic Markets (accepted for publication) [VHB 3: B]
  • Harnischmacher, C.; Masuch, K.; Reschke, F.; Brendel, A.B.; Kolbe, L.M. (2021): (I Can’t Get No) Electrification – A Qualitative-Empirical Study on Electrification of Transportation Fleets, Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Austin, USA. [VHB: A]
  • Brendel, A.B., Greve, M., Masuch, K. et al. Corona Tracing Apps – Eine Analyse und Strukturierung des europäischen Marktes. HMD 58, 698–711 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1365/s40702-021-00753-9 [VHB 3: D]
  • Diesterhöft, T. O., Greve, M., Masuch, K., Trang, S., Kolbe, L. M. (2021): Do You Think It Is Fair? Effects of Data Breach Response Actions on Customer Justice. PACIS 2021 Proceedings. 71. [VHB 3: C], A Virtual AIS Conference
  • Matschak, T.; Prinz, C.; Masuch, K.; Trang, S. (2021): Healthcare in Fraudster's Crosshairs: Designing, Implementing and Evaluating a Machine Learning Approach for Anomaly Detection on Medical Prescription Claim Data, Proceedings of the 25th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), Dubai, VAE. [VHB 3: C]
  • Masuch, K., Diesterhöft, T. O., Greve, M., Massaneck, S., Nguyen, D. K., Trang, S., Kolbe, L. M. (2021): OPENNESS ALWAYS PAYS OFF – INVESTIGATION OF DIVERSE ACTIONS IN RESPONSE STRATEGIES TO DATA BREACHES. European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2021 [VHB 3: B], A Virtual AIS Conference
  • Masuch, K.; Greve, M.; Trang, S (2021). Fitness First or Safety First? Examining Adverse Consequences of Privacy Seals in the Event of a Data Breach. 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2021) [VHB 3: C]
  • Masuch, K.; Hengstler, S.; Schulze, L.; Trang, S (2021). The Impact of Threat and Efficacy on Information Security Behavior: Applying an Extended Parallel Process Model to the Fear of Ransomware. 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2021) [VHB 3: C]
    • 2020
  • Diesterhöft, T.; Masuch, K.; Greve, M.; Trang, S. (2020): Really, What Are They Offering? A Taxonomy of Companies’ Actual Response Strategies after a Data Breach, Proceedings of the Pre-ICIS Workshop on Information Security And Privacy (WISP), Hyderabad, India. [VHB 3: n.a.]
  • Masuch, K.; Greve, M; Trang, S. (2020): Please be Silent? Examining the Impact of Data Breach Response Strategies on the Stock Value, Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Hyderabad, India. [VHB 3: A]
  • Greve, M; Masuch, K., Hengstler, S., Trang, S. (2020): Overcoming the Divide of Digital Challenges: A Cross-Cultural Experimental Investigation of Recovering from Data Breaches, Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Hyderabad, India. [VHB 3: A]
  • Masuch, K.; Hengstler, S.; Trang, S.; Brendel, A.B. (2020): Replication of the Unified Model of Information Security Policy Compliance, AIS Transactions on Replication Research – Part of the “Information Systems Replication Project”. [VHB 3: n.a.]
  • Holly, S; Nieße, A.; Tröschel, M.; Hammer, L.; Franzius, C.; Dmitriyev, V.; Dorfner, J.; Veith, E.; Harnischmacher, C.; Greve,M.; Masuch, K.; Kolbe, L.; Wulff, B.; Kretz, J. (2020): Flexibility management and provision of balancing services with battery-electric automated guided vehicles in the Hamburg container terminal Altenwerder, Proceedings of the 9th DACH+ Conference on Energy Informatics, Energy Inform 3, 26. pp. 1-20.
  • Meyer von Wolff, R., Hobert, S., Masuch, K., Schumann, M.: Chatbots at Digital Workplaces - A Grounded-Theory Approach for Surveying Application Areas and Objectives, in: Pacific Asia Journal of the Association for Information Systems 12 (2020) 2, S. 64-102. [VHB 3: n.a.]
  • Masuch, K.; Greve, M.; Cyrenius, J.; Wimmel, B.; Trang, S. (2020): Do I get what I expect? An experimental Investigation of different Data Breach Recovery Actions, Proceedings of European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), Marrakech, Morocco. [VHB 3: B]
  • Masuch, K.; Harnischmacher, C.; Greve, M.; Trang, S. (2020): Why Electrify? – A Qualitative-Empirical Study on Electrification of Fleet Transportation Systems, Research in Progress, Proceedings of European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), Marrakech, Morocco. [VHB 3: B]
  • Greve, M.; Masuch, M.; Trang, S. (2020): The More, the Better? Compensation and Remorse as Data Breach Recovery Actions – An Experimental Scenario-based Investigation, Proceedings of Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI) 2020, Potsdam, Germany. [VHB 3: C]
    • 2019
  • Masuch, K.; Greve, M.; Trang, S. (2019): Does it Meet my Expectations? Compensation and Remorse as Data Breach Recovery Actions – An Experimental Scenario-based Investigation, Proceedings of Pre-ICIS Workshop on Information Security And Privacy (WISP) 2019, Munich, Germany.
  • Niechoy, A.; Masuch, K.; Trang, S.: How do employees learn security behavior? An integrated perspective on social learning and rational decision making, Proceedings of the XVI Conference of the Italian Chapter of AIS (2019). Naples 2019. [VHB 3: n.a.]
  • Lembcke, T.-B.; Masuch, K.; Trang, S.; Hengstler; S.; Plics, P.; Pamuk, M.: Fostering Information Security Compliance: Comparing the Predictive Power of Social Learning Theory and Deterrence Theory, Proceedings of Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Mexico. [VHB 3: D]
  • Meyer von Wolff, R.; Masuch, K.; Schumann, M. (2019): What Do You Need Today? - An Empirical Systematization of Application Areas for Chatbots at Digital Workplace, Proceedings of Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Mexico. [VHB 3: D]

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