CyberSecurity Readiness: A Model for SMEs based on the Socio-Technical Perspective
Like most companies, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have become reliant on digital technology for their day-to-day business operations. While valuable, this comes with challenges; one of which is the rise in cybercrime. In terms of their cybersecurity resilience and risk, SMEs are among t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Riga Technical University
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Complex Systems Informatics and Modeling Quarterly |
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| Online Access: | https://csimq-journals.rtu.lv/article/view/6188 |
| Summary: | Like most companies, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have become reliant on digital technology for their day-to-day business operations. While valuable, this comes with challenges; one of which is the rise in cybercrime. In terms of their cybersecurity resilience and risk, SMEs are among the most vulnerable and least mature. This article addresses a gap in the literature that has neglected cybersecurity readiness in SMEs. The study proposes a CyberSecurity Readiness Model for SMEs (CSRM-SME) based on a Socio-Technical view of organizations. The model was applied to three SMEs to assess their cybersecurity readiness and further understand the environment and strategies adopted to prevent and manage cyber-attacks. |
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| ISSN: | 2255-9922 |