Publications
Anthony Vance and Zeynep Sahin, “Why Do Employees Keep Ignoring Workplace Cybersecurity Rules?” The Wall Street Journal, September 26, 2023, https://wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-risks-employees-training-c7415183.
Lowry, M. R., Sahin, Z., and Vance, A. “Taking a Seat at the Table: The Quest for CISO Legitimacy.” ICIS 2022 Proceedings. 14.
Sahin, Z., Vance, A., and Thatcher, J. B. “Security is a Noble Cause”: How Calling Drives Meaningfulness and Identity in the Cybersecurity Profession,” 2025 IFIP Working Group 8.11/11.13 Dewald Roode Information Security Workshop, Nairobi, Kenya.
Lowry, M. R., Sahin, Z., and Vance, A. (2024). “Running Up That Hill: The Legitimacy of the Chief Information Security Officer,” 2nd International Workshop on Organizational Legitimacy, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Sahin, Z., Vance, A., and Thatcher, J. B. (2023). “The Problem of CISO Turnover: Toward a Theory of CISO Turnover,” Proceedings of 2023 IFIP 8.11/11.13 Dewald Roode Information Security Research Workshop, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Manuscripts Under Review
“Chief” in Name Only: The Legitimation of the Chief Information Security Officer
Michelle Lowry, Zeynep Sahin, and Anthony Vance
Preparing for second round of review at MIS Quarterly
“Security is a Noble Cause”: How Calling Drives Meaningfulness and Identity in the Cybersecurity Profession
Zeynep Sahin, Anthony Vance, and Jason B. Thatcher
Under first round of review at MIS Quarterly
Sahin, Z., & Vance, A. (2025). What Do We Need to Know about the Chief Information Security Officer? A Literature Review and Research Agenda. Computers & Security, 148, 104063.