Business versus Technology: Sources of the Perceived Lack of Cyber Security in SMEs
There is increasing concern about the standard of cyber security in SMEs, voiced by governments and the large companies who interface with them, yet many past initiatives seem to have failed to have a significant impact on the sector. In this paper, we report upon a study in which Small and Medium E...
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| description | There is increasing concern about the standard of cyber security in SMEs, voiced by governments and the large companies who interface with them, yet many past initiatives seem to have failed to have a significant impact on the sector. In this paper, we report upon a study in which Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) were surveyed to establish what barriers they might face in terms of cyber security. The results were combined with publicly available information to identify how stakeholders in the SME cyber security ecosystem interact, and establish whether the perceived lack of uptake of cyber security measures in SMEs was accurate. The paper concludes by discussing how the refined understanding of the barriers faced by SMEs might influence development of future SME security solutions. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:4363144b-5667-4fdd-8cd3-b8e35436107e2022-03-26T14:55:02ZBusiness versus Technology: Sources of the Perceived Lack of Cyber Security in SMEsWorking paperhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_8042uuid:4363144b-5667-4fdd-8cd3-b8e35436107eCyber SecurityOrganisational behaviourComputingBusinessComputer securityEnglishOxford University Research Archive - Valet2015Osborn, EThere is increasing concern about the standard of cyber security in SMEs, voiced by governments and the large companies who interface with them, yet many past initiatives seem to have failed to have a significant impact on the sector. In this paper, we report upon a study in which Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) were surveyed to establish what barriers they might face in terms of cyber security. The results were combined with publicly available information to identify how stakeholders in the SME cyber security ecosystem interact, and establish whether the perceived lack of uptake of cyber security measures in SMEs was accurate. The paper concludes by discussing how the refined understanding of the barriers faced by SMEs might influence development of future SME security solutions. |
| spellingShingle | Cyber Security Organisational behaviour Computing Business Computer security Osborn, E Business versus Technology: Sources of the Perceived Lack of Cyber Security in SMEs |
| title | Business versus Technology: Sources of the Perceived Lack of Cyber Security in SMEs |
| title_full | Business versus Technology: Sources of the Perceived Lack of Cyber Security in SMEs |
| title_fullStr | Business versus Technology: Sources of the Perceived Lack of Cyber Security in SMEs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Business versus Technology: Sources of the Perceived Lack of Cyber Security in SMEs |
| title_short | Business versus Technology: Sources of the Perceived Lack of Cyber Security in SMEs |
| title_sort | business versus technology sources of the perceived lack of cyber security in smes |
| topic | Cyber Security Organisational behaviour Computing Business Computer security |
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