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Purpose: The new competitive environment characterized by innovation and constant change is forcing a new organizational behavior. This requires a digital transformation of SMEs based on collective performance determinants. SMEs have…

General Economics · Economics 2024-06-05 Jose M Gonzalez-Varona , Adolfo Lopez-Paredes , David Poza , Fernando Acebes

Key decision-makers in small and medium businesses (SMBs) often lack the awareness and knowledge to implement cybersecurity measures effectively. To gain a deeper understanding of how SMB executives navigate cybersecurity decision-making,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-06-13 Yuanhaur Chang , Oren Heller , Yaniv Shlomo , Iddo Bar-Noy , Ella Bokobza , Michal Grinstein-Weiss , Ning Zhang

The need for information security within small to mid-size companies is increasing. The risks of information security breach, data loss, and disaster are growing. The impact of IT outages and issues on the company are unacceptable to any…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2015-12-02 Lee Rice , Shawon Rahman

This study examines the strategic role of cybersecurity based on survey data from 1,083 managers across Europe, the UK, and the United States. The findings indicate growing recognition of cybersecurity as a source of competitive advantage,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-05-21 Silvia Tedeschi , Giacomo Marzi , Marco Balzano , Gabriele Costa

Cloud computing enables cost-effective on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources. The purpose of this paper is to examine and identifying the use of Cloud computing in the critical infrastructure domain…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2026-03-03 Ruwan Nagahawatta , Sachithra Lokuge , Matthew Warren , Scott Salzman

The lack of security in information systems has caused numerous financial and moral losses to several organizations. The organizations have a series of information security measures recommended by literature and international standards.…

Governments around the world are required to strengthen their national cybersecurity capabilities to respond effectively to the growing, changing, and sophisticated cyber threats and attacks, thus protecting society and the way of life as a…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-02-13 Marco Alfano , Viviana Bastidas , Paul Heynen , Markus Helfert

Cyber threats affect all kinds of organisations. Risk analysis is an essential methodology for cybersecurity as it allows organisations to deal with the cyber threats potentially affecting them, prioritise the defence of their assets and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-03-20 David Rios Insua , Aitor Couce Vieira , Jose Antonio Rubio , Wolter Pieters , Katsiaryna Labunets , Daniel Garcia Rasines

Cyber security threats to the payment and banking system have become a worldwide menace. The phenomenon has forced financial institutions to take risks as part of their business model. Hence, deliberate investment in sophisticated…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-12-26 Williams Haruna , Toyin Ajiboro Aremu , Yetunde Ajao Modupe

Major transformations related to information technologies affect InformationSystems (IS) that support the business processes of organizations and their actors. Deployment in a complex environment involving sensitive, massive and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-06-21 Florence Sèdes

Smart local energy system (SLES) is considered as a promising pathway facilitating a more effective and localised operation, benefited from the complex information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructures and Internet of things…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-08-19 Siyuan Dong , Jun Cao , Zhong Fan

Small and Medium size Enterprises (SME) are considered as a backbone of many developing and developed economies of the world; they are the driving force to any major economy across the globe. Through Cloud Computing firms outsource their…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2016-01-08 Nabeel Khan , Adil Al-Yasiri

With the increasing sophistication and sheer number of cyberattacks, more and more companies come to the conclusion that they have to strengthen their cybersecurity posture. At the same time, well-educated Information technology (IT)…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-02-22 John Morris , Stefan Tatschner , Michael P. Heinl , Patrizia Heinl , Thomas Newe , Sven Plaga

A smart city is a place where existing facilities and services are enhanced by digital technology to benefit people and companies. The most critical infrastructures in this city are interconnected. Increased data exchange across municipal…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-07-12 Vasiliki Demertzi , Stavros Demertzis , Konstantinos Demertzis

Cybersecurity awareness can be viewed as the level of appreciation, understanding or knowledge of cybersecurity or information security aspects. Such aspects include cognizance of cyber risks and threats, but also appropriate protection…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-03-02 Jason R. C. Nurse

The rapid digitalisation of SMEs, further expedited as a business continuity measure against Covid19 impact, has brought along major cybersecurity challenges, as it creates a fertile landscape for malicious actors, that want to capitalise…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-06-02 Nefeli Bountouni , Sotiris Koussouris , Alexandros Vasileiou , Stylianos A. Kazazis

Despite all visible dividers, the Internet is getting us closer and closer, but with a great price. Our security is the price. The international community is fully aware of the urgent need to secure the cyberspace as you see the…

Other Computer Science · Computer Science 2007-12-28 Bel G. Raggad , Sahbi Sidhom

Many companies consider IoT as a central element for increasing competitiveness. Despite the growing number of cyberattacks on IoT devices and the importance of IoT security, no study has yet primarily focused on the impact of IoT security…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-10-11 Ievgeniia Kuzminykh , Bogdan Ghita , Jose M. Such

Cybersecurity is essential for the protection of companies against cyber threats. Traditionally, cybersecurity experts assess and improve a company's capabilities. However, many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) consider such…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-10-12 Alireza Shojaifar , Samuel A. Fricker , Martin Gwerder

Security practices in large organizations are notoriously difficult to assess. The challenge only increases when organizations turn to third parties to provide technology and business services, which typically require tight network…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-05-23 Benjamin Edwards , Jay Jacobs , Stephanie Forrest