Open AccessAn Assessment of ISMS Process Maturity based on Readiness and Awareness of team members of selected IT Organizations
Author(s) -
Alpana Kakkar,
Ritu Punhani,
Deepak Jain
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
iars international research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2202-2821
pISSN - 1839-6518
DOI - 10.51611/iars.irj.v2i2.2012.22
Subject(s) - maturity (psychological) , information security management , information security , business , process (computing) , information security management system , government (linguistics) , capability maturity model , information technology , information system , knowledge management , security awareness , service (business) , business process , aerospace , certified information security manager , computer science , computer security , security information and event management , security service , marketing , engineering , work in process , cloud computing security , political science , cloud computing , electrical engineering , network security policy , aerospace engineering , philosophy , linguistics , programming language , software , law , operating system
The growth of computers and of information technology has been explosive. As a result, information technology has been widely applied in every aspect of our life—from business, government, education, finance, health-care, aerospace to national defence. Computers, especially networked computers, have brought benefits to us and improved our lives. However, surveys and reports from various industry associations and security organizations suggested that only a few organizations can successfully protect their information assets. Organizations realize that information security is a complex issue, involving both human and technical factors. This paper is an attempt to empirically assess the maturity of Information Security Management System (ISMS) implementation in selected IT Service organizations in terms of confidence of their employees on their Information Security Management System.