Taking Care of (E)-Business?: Australian IT Professionals' Views of Wireless Network Vulnerability Assessments
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| contents | Taking Care of (E)-Business?: Australian IT Professionals' Views of Wireless Network Vulnerability Assessments Keir Dyce Mary Barrett Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) commerce computer security organizational culture wireless network vulnerability assessment M-commerce, a growing sub-category of E-business, allows business to be done ´anywhere, anytime´. Howeversecurity of wireless devices remains problematic. It is unclear whether protocols to alleviate security problems,such as wireless vulnerability assessments (WNVAs), are being used or are effective. The paper reports on asurvey-based study of Australian computer security professionals use of and opinions about two types ofWNVA: wireless monitoring and penetration testing. An initially surprising finding was how little both types areused, despite the ease with which wireless networks can be attacked and the fact that penetration testing isfairly well understood. In the light of organizational culture the survey findings become more explicable. Seniormanagement, and even IT staff, may still hold a traditional, ´wired network´ view of their organization. Aspects oforganizational culture also appear to limit the way WNVA users go about the assessment process. A culturalshift could help change users´ perceptions about the risks and rewards of WNVAs. This could threaten IT staffsprofessional identity, however, and needs further research. 2006 artículo científico 0718-1876 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=96510208 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=965 Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research application/pdf Universidad de Talca Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research (Chile) Num.2 Vol.1 |
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| spellingShingle | Taking Care of (E)-Business?: Australian IT Professionals' Views of Wireless Network Vulnerability Assessments Keir Dyce Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) commerce computer security organizational culture wireless network vulnerability assessment Taking Care of (E)-Business?: Australian IT Professionals' Views of Wireless Network Vulnerability Assessments Keir Dyce Mary Barrett Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) commerce computer security organizational culture wireless network vulnerability assessment M-commerce, a growing sub-category of E-business, allows business to be done ´anywhere, anytime´. Howeversecurity of wireless devices remains problematic. It is unclear whether protocols to alleviate security problems,such as wireless vulnerability assessments (WNVAs), are being used or are effective. The paper reports on asurvey-based study of Australian computer security professionals use of and opinions about two types ofWNVA: wireless monitoring and penetration testing. An initially surprising finding was how little both types areused, despite the ease with which wireless networks can be attacked and the fact that penetration testing isfairly well understood. In the light of organizational culture the survey findings become more explicable. Seniormanagement, and even IT staff, may still hold a traditional, ´wired network´ view of their organization. Aspects oforganizational culture also appear to limit the way WNVA users go about the assessment process. A culturalshift could help change users´ perceptions about the risks and rewards of WNVAs. This could threaten IT staffsprofessional identity, however, and needs further research. 2006 artículo científico 0718-1876 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=96510208 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=965 Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research application/pdf Universidad de Talca Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research (Chile) Num.2 Vol.1 |
| title | Taking Care of (E)-Business?: Australian IT Professionals' Views of Wireless Network Vulnerability Assessments |
| topic | Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) commerce computer security organizational culture wireless network vulnerability assessment |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=96510208 |