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Information Security Management in High Quality IS Journals: A Review and Research Agenda
Sean Maynard, Atif Ahmad
In the digital age, the protection of information resources is critical to the viability of organizations. Information Security Management (ISM) is a protective function that prese…
Factors Influencing the Organizational Decision to Outsource IT Security: A Review and Research Agenda
Antra Arshad, Atif Ahmad, Sean Maynard
IT security outsourcing is the process of contracting a third-party security service provider to perform, the full or partial IT security functions of an organization. Little is kn…
Cybersecurity Incident Response in Organisations: A Meta-level Framework for Scenario-based Training
Ashley O'Neill, Atif Ahmad, Sean Maynard
Cybersecurity incident response teams mitigate the impact of adverse cyber-related events in organisations. Field studies of IR teams suggest that at present the process of IR is u…
Sensemaking in Cybersecurity Incident Response: The Interplay of Organizations, Technology and Individuals
Ritu Lakshmi, Humza Naseer, Sean Maynard +1
Sensemaking is a critical activity in organizations. It is a process through which individuals ascribe meanings to events which forms the basis to facilitate collective action. How…
Enhancing Strategic Information Security Management in Organizations through Information Warfare Practices
Abid Hussain Shah, Atif Ahmad, Sean B. Maynard +1
In this short paper we argue that to combat APTs, organizations need a strategic level shift away from a traditional prevention centered approach to that of a response centered one…
Dynamic Information Security Management Capability: Strategising for Organisational Performance
Mazino Onibere, Atif Ahmad, Sean B Maynard
The increasing frequency, impact, consequence and sophistication of cybersecurity attacks is becoming a strategic concern for boards and executive management of organisations. Cons…
Exploring Knowledge Leakage Risk in Knowledge-Intensive Organisations: Behavioural aspects and Key controls
Hibah Altukruni, Sean B. Maynard, Moneer Alshaikh +1
Knowledge leakage poses a critical risk to the competitive advantage of knowledge-intensive organisations. Although knowledge leakage is a human-centric security issue, little is k…
The Dark Web Phenomenon: A Review and Research Agenda
Abhineet Gupta, Sean B Maynard, Atif Ahmad
The internet can be broadly divided into three parts: surface, deep and dark. The dark web has become notorious in the media for being a hidden part of the web where all manner of…
Strategically-Motivated Advanced Persistent Threat: Definition, Process, Tactics and a Disinformation Model of Counterattack
Atif Ahmad, Jeb Webb, Kevin C. Desouza +1
Advanced persistent threat (APT) is widely acknowledged to be the most sophisticated and potent class of security threat. APT refers to knowledgeable human attackers that are organ…
Teaching Information Security Management in Postgraduate Tertiary Education: The Case of Horizon Automotive Industries
Atif Ahmad, Sean B. Maynard, Sameen Motahhir
Teaching cases based on stories about real organizations are a powerful means of storytelling. These cases closely parallel real-world situations and can deliver on pedagogical obj…
Teaching Information Security Management Using an Incident of Intellectual Property Leakage
Atif Ahmad, Sean B. Maynard, Sameen Motahhir +1
Case-based learning is a powerful pedagogical method of creating dialogue between theory and practice. CBL is particularly suited to executive learning as it instigates critical di…