Table of contents - Special Issue: Security Issues of IT Outsourcing
Guest Editors: Sokratis K Katsikas, Stefanos Gritzalis
A framework for outsourcing IS/IT security services
Maria Karyda, Evangelia Mitrou, Gerald QuirchmayrThis paper seeks to provide an overview of the major technical, organizational and legal issues pertaining to the outsourcing of IS/IT security services.
Security information management as an outsourced service
Hervé Debar, Jouni ViinikkaSecurity information management (SIM) has emerged recently as a strong need to ensure the ongoing security of information systems. However, deploying a SIM and the associated…
Outsourcing digital signatures: a solution to key management burden
Dimitrios Lekkas, Costas LambrinoudakisDigital signatures are only enjoying a gradual and reluctant acceptance, despite the long existence of the relevant legal and technical frameworks. One of the major drawbacks of…
Information technologies for business continuity: an implementation framework
Nijaz BajgoricThe paper aims at identifying key information technology enablers for business continuance.
IT applications in Kuwaiti financial companies: an analysis
Sajjad ur RehmanThe objective of this study was to investigate the placement, role, functioning, and human resource aspects of IT departments in Kuwaiti corporate companies in the banking and…
A modular approach to ERP system selection: A case study
Mohsen Ziaee, Mohammad Fathian, S.J. SadjadiThis paper aims to study an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software selection problem. The primary goal of this paper is to propose a two‐phase procedure to select an ERP…
An exploratory study of the critical factors affecting the acceptability of e‐learning in Nigerian universities
Olusegun Folorunso, Oluwafemi Shawn Ogunseye, Sushil K. SharmaEducation delivery via electronic media is becoming relevant in Nigeria educational systems, especially the universities. In spite of this, there are hindrances affecting the…