Information Security management: A human challenge?

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dc.contributor.authorAshenden, Debi
dc.date.accessioned2009-03-02T09:47:29Z
dc.date.available2009-03-02T09:47:29Z
dc.date.issued2008-11
dc.description.abstractThis paper considers to what extent the management of Information Security is a human challenge. It suggests that the human challenge lies in accepting that individuals in the organisation have not only an identity conferred by their role but also a personal and social identity that they bring with them to work. The challenge that faces organisations is to manage this while trying to achieve the optimum configuration of resources in order to meet business objectives. The paper considers the challenges for Information Security from an organisational perspective and develops an argument that builds on research from the fields of management and organisational behaviour. It concludes that the human challenge of Information Security management has largely been neglected and suggests that to address the issue we need to look at the skills needed to change organisational culture, the identity of the Information Security Manager and effective communication between Information Security Managers, end users and Senior Managers.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationDebi Ashenden, Information Security management: A human challenge?, Information Security Technical Report, Volume 13, Issue 4, November 2008, Pages 195-201en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1363-4127
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.istr.2008.10.006
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1826/3228
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.subjectInformation Securityen_UK
dc.subjectManagementen_UK
dc.subjectOrganisational cultureen_UK
dc.subjectHuman factorsen_UK
dc.subjectChange managementen_UK
dc.subjectCommunicationen_UK
dc.subjectAwarenessen_UK
dc.titleInformation Security management: A human challenge?en_UK
dc.typePostprinten_UK

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