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- Title
Vpliv informacijskega bojevanja na slovenske organizacije.
- Authors
Bernik, Igor; Prislan, Kaja
- Abstract
Purpose: The achievement of information superiority with information warfare methods is a form of organized cybercrime which is now becoming more obvious also in business environments. We present the current conditions regarding cybercrime and the awareness of this phenomenon in Slovenia, and give organizations recommendations for establishing better information security. The purpose of this paper is to increase the awareness of these issues amongst executives in Slovenian corporations and organizations from the public sector, including the military and police. Design/Methods/Approach: We used the descriptive method to outline the nature of information warfare and determined the present state of information security in Slovenian corporations and public sector organizations through the use of questionnaires and a statistical analysis of the compiled data. Findings: Information can be a competitive advantage, which is why information warfare, based on modern technology, is bursting out of its traditional frames. In competitive business environments only the right kind of information can be exploited as an advantage. Information warfare techniques are a risk factor to information security in corporations and in the public sector, as they endanger the business success of the former and threaten the operational stability of the latter. The main threats can usually be found within organizational structures. Businesses and organizations from the public sector nowadays interact in the global cyberspace, and since Slovenian organizations are not exempt from this, they, too, are threatened by organized cybercrime. Research Limitations/Implication: Statistical representation in our study was limited because of a lack of interest for our research subject, ignorance of these issues, and uncooperativeness on the part of the analyzed Slovenian organizations. Practical Implication: This analysis of the information threats to Slovenian organizations in the business and public sector deepens the understanding of how dangerous cybercrime can be, and helps us identify vulnerable spots in organizational structures, and also enables executives to make comparisons between their own information security status and conditions in other organizations. Originality/Value: The findings of our research draw attention to the existence of organized cybercrime in Slovenia and its threats to Slovenian businesses and the state sector, and present a basis for future research.
- Subjects
SLOVENIA; INFORMATION warfare; COMPUTER crimes; DATA security; PUBLIC sector; BUSINESS enterprise security
- Publication
Varstvoslovje: Journal of Criminal Justice & Security, 2012, Vol 14, Issue 3, p331
- ISSN
1580-0253
- Publication type
Article