IT Security Governance Innovations: Theory and Research

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Daniel Mellado (Spanish Tax Agency, Spain), Luis Enrique Sánchez (University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain), Eduardo Fernández-Medina (University of Castilla – La Mancha, Spain) and Mario Piattini (University of Castilla - La Mancha, Spain)

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DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2083-4, ISBN13: 9781466620834, ISBN10: 1466620838, EISBN13: 9781466620841

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Mellado, Daniel, Luis Enrique Sánchez, Eduardo Fernández-Medina and Mario Piattini. "IT Security Governance Innovations: Theory and Research." IGI Global, 2013. 1-390. Web. 22 May. 2013. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-2083-4

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Mellado, D., Enrique Sánchez, L., Fernández-Medina, E., & Piattini, M. (2013). IT Security Governance Innovations: Theory and Research (pp. 1-390). doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-2083-4

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Mellado, Daniel, Luis Enrique Sánchez, Eduardo Fernández-Medina and Mario Piattini. "IT Security Governance Innovations: Theory and Research." 1-390 (2013), accessed May 22, 2013. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-2083-4

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Information technology in the workplace is vital to the management of workflow in the company; therefore, IT security is no longer considered a technical issue but a necessity of an entire corporation. The practice of IT security has rapidly expanded to an aspect of Corporate Governance so that the understanding of the risks and prospects of IT security are being properly managed at an executive level.

IT Security Governance Innovations: Theory and Research provides extraordinary research which highlights the main contributions and characteristics of existing approaches, standards, best practices, and new trends in IT Security Governance. With theoretical and practical perspectives, the book aims to address IT Security Governance implementation in corporate organizations. This collection of works serves as a reference for CEOs and CIOs, security managers, systems specialists, computer science students, and much more.

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Table of Contents and List of Contributors

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Overview of Key Information Security Governance Frameworks (pages 1-12)

Oscar Rebollo (Ministry of Labour and Immigration, Spain)

Security awareness has spread inside many organizations leading them to tackle information security not just as a technical matter, but from a corporate point of vie... Sample PDF | More details...

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IT Security Governance in E-banking (pages 13-46)

Theodosios Tsiakis (Alexandrian Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece), Theodoros Kargidis (Alexandrian Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece), Aristeidis Chatzipoulidis (University of Macedonia, Greece)

Most industries have been influenced in different ways by e-commerce, and the banking industry is no exception. Particularly, banks are embracing electronic banking... Sample PDF | More details...

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IT Security Governance Legal Issues (pages 47-73)

Gemma María Minero Alejandre (University Autónoma of Madrid, Spain)

The protection of the investment and creativity made in producing computer programs and databases by intellectual property rights is still not harmonised internation... Sample PDF | More details...

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Information Technology Service Management (pages 75-110)

Magdalena Arcilla (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain), Jose A. Calvo-Manzano (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain), Mercedes de la Cámara (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain), Javier Sáenz (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain), Luis Sánchez (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain)

Nowadays, there is an increasing dependence on information and on the systems that provide such information. So, for many organizations, the information and technolo... Sample PDF | More details...

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Assessing the Maturity of Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT) Framework in the Egyptian Banking Sector (pages 111-130)

Hisham M. Abdelsalam (Cairo University, Egypt), Ahmed M Marzouk (IBM Egypt, Egypt), Haitham S. Hamza (Cairo University, Egypt)

Banking sector in Egypt is one of the largest business sectors in terms of contributing to country economic growth and in terms of investing in information technolog... Sample PDF | More details...

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Adoption of ISO 27001 in Cyprus Enterprises: Current State and Challenges (pages 131-154)

Ioanna Dionysiou (University of Nicosia, Cyprus), Angelika Kokkinaki (University of Nicosia, Cyprus), Skevi Magirou (University of Nicosia, Cyprus), Theodosios Iacovou (University of Nicosia, Cyprus)

This chapter presents the findings of an investigation on current security practices in Cypriot organizations, including enterprises and public sector divisions. In... Sample PDF | More details...

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An Information Governance Model for Information Security Management (pages 155-189)

Matthew Nicho (University of Dubai, UAE)

The purpose of this paper is to propose an IS security governance model to enhance the security of information systems in an organisation by viewing security from a... Sample PDF | More details...

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Information Security Governance Using Biometrics (pages 191-224)

Shrikant Tiwari (IT-Banaras Hindu University, India), Sanjay Kumar Singh (IT-Banaras Hindu University, India)

To establish the identity of an individual is very critical with the advancement of technology in networked society. Thus, there is need for reliable user authentica... Sample PDF | More details...

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Ontology Based Multi Agent Modelling for Information Security Measurement (pages 225-255)

Partha Saha (Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, India), Ambuj Mahanti (Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, India)

IT security governance bridges the gap between corporate governance and information security which is defined as the protection of information and other valuable ass... Sample PDF | More details...

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Using Indicators to Monitor Security Risk in Systems of Systems: How to Capture and Measure the Impact of Service Dependencies on the Security of Provided Services (pages 256-292)

Olav Skjelkvåle Ligaarden (SINTEF ICT & University of Oslo, Norway), Atle Refsdal (SINTEF ICT, Norway), Ketil Stølen (SINTEF ICT & University of Oslo, Norway)

Systems of systems are collections of systems interconnected through the exchange of services. Their often complex service dependencies and very dynamic nature make... Sample PDF | More details...

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Information Security Governance: The Art of Detecting Hidden Malware (pages 293-315)

Mamoun Alazab (Australian National University, Australia), Sitalakshmi Venkatraman (University of Ballarat, Australia), Paul Watters (University of Ballarat, Australia), Moutaz Alazab (Deakin University, Australia)

Detecting malicious software or malware is one of the major concerns in information security governance as malware authors pose a major challenge to digital forensic... Sample PDF | More details...

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Reviews and Testimonials

For technical personnel or non-technical executives in companies, computer and information scientists, some in academia and some in business, compile existing approaches, standards, best practices, and new trends in governing the security of information technology. The topics include electronic banking, legal issues, assessing the maturity of the control objectives for information and related technology framework in the Egyptian banking sector, the adoption of ISO 27001 in Cyprus enterprises, biometrics, ontology-based multi-agent modeling for measuring information security, and the art of detecting hidden malware.

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Topics Covered

Auditing IT Security Governance
IT Security Governance
IT Security Governance Implantation Models
IT Security Governance in Case Studies, Real Applications, Implementations in Different Types of Organizations, and Failures
Resource management
Risk Management
Security Metrics
Security Necessities
Strategic Alignment
Value Delivery

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Author(s)/Editor(s) Biography

Luis Enrique Sánchez is PhD and MsC in Computer Science and is an Assistant Professor at the Escuela Superior de Informática of the Universidad de Castilla- La Mancha in Ciudad Real (Spain) (Computer Science Department, University of Castilla La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain), MSc in Information Systems Audit from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, and Certified Information System Auditor by ISACA. He is the Director of Professional Services and R&D departments of the company Sicaman Nuevas Tecnologías S.L. COIICLM board or committee member and responsible for the professional services committee. His research activities are management security system, security metrics, data mining, data cleaning, and business intelligence. He participates in the GSyA research group of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Castilla- LaMancha, in Ciudad Real (Spain). He belongs to various professional and research associations (COIICLM, ATI, ASIA, ISACA, eSEC, INTECO, etc).

Mario Piattini is MSc and PhD in Computer Science from the Politechnical University of Madrid. He is certified information system auditor by ISACA (Information System Audit and Control Association). He is Associate Professor at the Escuela Superior de Informática of the Castilla- La Mancha University (Spain). He is author of several books and papers on databases, security, software engineering and information systems. He leads the ALARCOS research group of the Department of Information Technologies and Systems at the University of Castilla- La Mancha, in Ciudad Real (Spain). His research interests are: advanced database design, database quality, software metrics, object-oriented metrics and software maintenance.

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