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- Title
HOW ARE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS INFLUENCED TO CREATE AND ADOPT INFORMATION SECURITY POLICIES?
- Authors
Imboden, Thomas R.; Phillips, Jeremy N.; Seib, J. Drew; Fiorentino, Susan R.
- Abstract
As news of cyber attacks and data breaches at corporate and government institutions have increased in frequency, the discussion as to whether nonprofit organizations are affected similarly has largely been omitted. While at first glance a typical nonprofit might not seem as valuable of a target to hackers and cyber criminals as business or public sector groups, this study finds that these organizations routinely collect and store data often targeted by digital thieves. But are they storing, transmitting, and processing this data in a safe and secure manner? The creation and adoption of a formal information security policy is often seen as the starting point for a strong information security program at an organization. This study explores the adoption as well as attitudes regarding information security policies at nonprofit organizations in two areas of Illinois.
- Subjects
DATA security; INFORMATION technology security; INFORMATION policy; NONPROFIT organizations; INFORMATION technology
- Publication
Issues in Information Systems, 2013, Vol 14, Issue 2, p166
- ISSN
1529-7314
- Publication type
Article