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Disassociations in Security Policy Lifecycles

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  • Michael Lapke

    (University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA, USA)

  • Gurpreet Dhillon

    (School of Business, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA)

Abstract

Continued high profile security breaches indicate that Information Systems Security remains a significant problem within organizations. The authors argue that one of the major contributors to this ongoing problem is a disconnect between security policy formulation and implementation. This disconnect can lead to a failure of policy. This paper is aimed at understanding the disconnect by analyzing the meanings that are attributed to policy formulation and implementation by the stakeholders involved in the process. A case study was carried out and a “snapshot in time” of the lifecycle of IS Security Policy formulation at the organization under study demonstrated that a disconnect is evident between these two sides of security policy.

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  • Michael Lapke & Gurpreet Dhillon, 2015. "Disassociations in Security Policy Lifecycles," International Journal of Information Security and Privacy (IJISP), IGI Global, vol. 9(1), pages 62-77, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jisp00:v:9:y:2015:i:1:p:62-77
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