Organisations are under constant pressure to comply with information security requirements. However, this seldom happens. Information security is like a patchwork quilt - the protection it provides is only as good as its weakest stitch. The electronic business revolution has compounded this situation, as millions of dollars are being tossed about, and rules and regulations have yet to be written. Another problem is that information has to be protected over a geographically dispersed network. It stands to reason then that instances of unethical, even criminal, behaviour are growing exponentially. The principal aim of this research was to consider information security from an ethical perspective. Information security has been a well researched topic for several years. Therefore an investigation was carried out as to whether information security conforms to what individuals and organisations deem as being morally and behaviourally correct. An investigation was carried out into the age-old philosophy of ethically correct behaviour. This was then applied to information security and three ethical information security controls were identified that could provide protection in this e-business environment. A framework was developed to illustrate how a “pillar of strength” can be established in organisations to create an awareness of ethically correct behaviour in securing information. This framework was applied to recently accepted information security standards to test their applicability to the creation of ethical awareness. The research concludes by determining the ability of organisations to adhere to ethically correct behavioural patterns in information security. / Prof. J.H.P. Eloff
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:6742 |
| Date | 06 May 2008 |
| Creators | Trompeter, Colette |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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