Information Security Threats and Practices in Small Businesses

Information Security Threats and Practices in Small Businesses

This article focuses on how small businesses (fewer than 500 employees) are managing information security and the associated risks. Our findings indicate that the businesses interviewed for this study are taking many of the typical steps that are indicative of best security practices. However, there...

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Veröffentlicht in:Information systems management 2005-03, Vol.22 (2), p.7-19
Hauptverfasser: Keller, Shannon, Powell, Anne, Horstmann, Ben, Predmore, Chad, Crawford, Matt
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Computer viruses
Computers
Employees
Information systems
Internet
Malware
Network security
Polls & surveys
Research methodology
Security management
Small business
Software
Studies
Threats
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Zusammenfassung:This article focuses on how small businesses (fewer than 500 employees) are managing information security and the associated risks. Our findings indicate that the businesses interviewed for this study are taking many of the typical steps that are indicative of best security practices. However, there are also several areas of concern that could potentially leave their systems open to threats.
ISSN:1058-0530
1934-8703
DOI:10.1201/1078/45099.22.2.20050301/87273.2