Purpose The aim of this study is to encourage management boards to recognize that employees play a major role in the management of information security. Thus, these issues need to be addressed efficiently, especially in organizations in which data are a valuable asset....

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to develop a model called “IaaS adoption” to identify the various challenges and precise implications that hinder the adoption of infrastructure as a service (IaaS) in Germany. Design/methodology/approach: The model was validated by an online survey of...

Purpose This paper aims to develop an effective information security policy (ISP), which is an important mechanism to combat insider threats. Design/methodology/approach A general framework based on the Nine-Five-circle was proposed for developing, implementing and evaluating an organisation's...