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Factors influencing information security management in small- and medium-sized enterprises: A case study from Turkey

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  • Yeniman Yildirim, Ebru
  • Akalp, Gizem
  • Aytac, Serpil
  • Bayram, Nuran

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The aims of the study were to examine enterprise information security in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Bursa, Turkey and to compare the results with similar data gathered from different countries. This study was conducted through questionnaires consisting of 49 questions grouped into 9 sections. The questionnaires were delivered to 97 SMEs in Bursa, Turkey. The companies have been operating for 15.93±11.67 (2–54) years. The number of PCs in the companies and their years of use were in the ranges of 53.51±64.88 (2–240) and 12.47±6.32 (1–30) years, respectively. According to the findings of this study, it can be speculated that when Communications and Operations Management and security policy improve, other security parameters in the companies, such as Organizational, Personnel and Physical and Environmental Securities improve as well. In addition, the results have shown that Turkish companies do not attach as much importance to information technology security as their counterpart companies from different countries do.

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  • Yeniman Yildirim, Ebru & Akalp, Gizem & Aytac, Serpil & Bayram, Nuran, 2011. "Factors influencing information security management in small- and medium-sized enterprises: A case study from Turkey," International Journal of Information Management, Elsevier, vol. 31(4), pages 360-365.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ininma:v:31:y:2011:i:4:p:360-365
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2010.10.006
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    1. Soomro, Zahoor Ahmed & Shah, Mahmood Hussain & Ahmed, Javed, 2016. "Information security management needs more holistic approach: A literature review," International Journal of Information Management, Elsevier, vol. 36(2), pages 215-225.
    2. Silva, Maisa Mendonça & de Gusmão, Ana Paula Henriques & Poleto, Thiago & Silva, Lúcio Camara e & Costa, Ana Paula Cabral Seixas, 2014. "A multidimensional approach to information security risk management using FMEA and fuzzy theory," International Journal of Information Management, Elsevier, vol. 34(6), pages 733-740.
    3. Baillette, Paméla & Barlette, Yves & Leclercq-Vandelannoitte, Aurélie, 2018. "Bring your own device in organizations: Extending the reversed IT adoption logic to security paradoxes for CEOs and end users," International Journal of Information Management, Elsevier, vol. 43(C), pages 76-84.
    4. Grant, Kevin & Edgar, David & Sukumar, Arun & Meyer, Martin, 2014. "‘Risky business’: Perceptions of e-business risk by UK small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)," International Journal of Information Management, Elsevier, vol. 34(2), pages 99-122.
    5. Gaurav, Akshat & Gupta, Brij B. & Panigrahi, Prabin Kumar, 2022. "A novel approach for DDoS attacks detection in COVID-19 scenario for small entrepreneurs," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 177(C).

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