Academic institutions hold important information about students, faculty, and staff members. Hackers target academic institutions to access this information for criminal activities such as identity theft. This study was conducted to examine information confidentiality and cybersecurity in academic institutions. It targeted employees' training after recruitment and the ongoing training employees get during their employment at the academic institution. In this research, there are three variables: action insecure (AI), action secure (AS), and employee awareness (EA). Information security is the ultimate goal of the organization and its highest priority. The participants completed an online survey to determine employees' secure and insecure actions. The survey collected information about the everyday activities of employees in their workplaces. The study's research questions sought to determine 1) if there is a significant difference in the number of AS the employee performs before and after the training, 2) if there is a significant difference in the number of AI the employee performs before and after the training, and 3) if there is a significant difference in EA before and after the training. The study results showed no significant change in employee awareness or secure/insecure actions after the training; however, more AS and less AI were performed by the participants in terms of raw data. The study showed that academic institutions need to hire employees with a good understanding of information security, ensure that there is a plan regarding information security, and ensure that the employee knows and understands what is confidential, what is public, and how to conduct everyday activities in the scope of information security. The researcher recommends conducting similar research that targets employees' behavior and knowledge in information security for different industries. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]