Social Aspects of Information Security: An International Perspective

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Author(s): Paul Drake (Centre for Systems Studies Business School, University of Hull, UK)
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 18
Source title: Social and Human Elements of Information Security: Emerging Trends and Countermeasures
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Manish Gupta (State University of New York, USA)and Raj Sharman (State University of New York, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-036-3.ch007

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Information Security & Privacy / IT Security and Ethics / Security & Forensics

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This chapter looks at information security as a primarily technological domain, and asks what could be added to our understanding if both technology and human activity were seen to be of equal importance. The aim is therefore, to ground the domain both theoretically and practically from a technological and social standpoint. The solution to this dilemma is seen to be located in social theory, various aspects of which deal with both human and technical issues, but do so from the perspective of those involved in the system of concern. The chapter concludes by offering a model for evaluating information security from a social theoretical perspective, and guidelines for implementing the findings.

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