Information Security Practices in Small-to-Medium Sized Businesses

Autor:	Kent Marett, Tim Barnett
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	020204 information systems 0502 economics and business 05 social sciences 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering 02 engineering and technology 050203 business & management
Zdroj:	Research Anthology on Privatizing and Securing Data ISBN: 9781799889540 Research Anthology on Small Business Strategies for Success and Survival ISBN: 9781799891550
DOI:	10.4018/978-1-7998-8954-0.ch099
Popis:	Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in North America do not always adequately address security. Based on responses from 232 SME owners and managers, the authors found that the adoption of security recommendations made by experts appear to be significantly influenced by the decisions of other local SMEs. A hot-spot analysis of information security practices suggested that local trends lead to prioritizing certain security practices and not adopting others. Follow-up interviews with business owners and Chamber of Commerce directors provided insights on how security hotspots developed or not. The study identified both hot spot and cold spot communities, and sought to assess how local business networking conduits like chambers of commerce help promote best security practices
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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