A cross-sectional dataset on information security policy compliance and employee behavioural factors in Indian financial sector

Initially, 672 questionnaires were distributed and 559 responses were received. After excluding incomplete questionnaires and multivariate outliers, 417 responses remained.

The dataset contains 22 measurement items covering seven constructs namely threat severity, threat vulnerability, perceived self-efficacy, response efficacy, response cost, fear, and ISP compliance intention. Data quality was checked for missing values, outliers, normality, reliability, validity, multicollinearity, common method bias, and measurement model fit.