• DocumentCode
    3423059
  • Title

    A web-based Information Security Management Toolbox for small-to-medium enterprises in Southern Africa

  • Author

    Coertze, Jacques ; Van Niekerk, Johan ; Von Solms, Rossouw

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Inf. Technol., Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Univ., Port Elizabeth, South Africa
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    15-17 Aug. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    8
  • Abstract
    Many small-to-medium sized enterprises are finding it extremely difficult to implement proper information security governance due to cost implications. Due to this lack of resources, small enterprises are experiencing challenges in drafting information security policies as well as monitoring their implementation and compliance levels. This problem can be alleviated by means of a cost effective ”dashboard system” and automated policy generation tool. This paper will critically evaluate an existing policy generation tool, known as the Information Security Management Toolbox, and will propose improvements to this existing system based on changes in both information security standards and business needs, since the development of the original system.
  • Keywords
    security of data; small-to-medium enterprises; Southern Africa; Web-based information security management toolbox; automated policy generation tool; business needs; dashboard system; information security policies; information security standards; small-to-medium enterprises; Guidelines; Information security; Information technology; Organizations; Standards organizations; IT governance; automation; computer security; computer software; corporate governance; enterprise security; information security; managing information security; methodologies for securing small/medium size enterprises; security policy and procedures;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information Security South Africa (ISSA), 2011
  • Conference_Location
    Johannesburg
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1481-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISSA.2011.6027515
  • Filename
    6027515