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Current directions in IS security research: towards socio‐organizational perspectives
Author(s) -
Dhillon Gurpreet,
Backhouse James
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
information systems journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.635
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1365-2575
pISSN - 1350-1917
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2575.2001.00099.x
Subject(s) - information systems security , information system , knowledge management , sociology , information security , engineering ethics , political science , management science , epistemology , computer science , management information systems , engineering , computer security , law , philosophy
. The purpose of this paper is to map the current territory of information systems and security research. It uses the Burrell and Morgan framework as an intellectual map to analyse the socio‐philosophical concerns in various information systems and security approaches. The paper's contributions are in its analysis of trends in information systems and security research, the former in stressing the socio‐organizational perspectives and the latter in criticizing the preponderance of technical solutions. The paper also sets an agenda for a future research emphasis.