AMTP Proceedings 2012
An Information Systems Security Assessment Framework: A Study of Pennsylvania Rural and Urban Municipalities
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Conference Track
Social Media/ Internet/ Mobile/ Direct Marketing
Publication Date
2012
Copyright
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Abstract
The study develops a framework to assess organizations’ information systems security and practices and assesses the level of security readiness of rural and urban municipalities in Pennsylvania. Out of the 2,576 local governments invited to participate in the study, a total of 276 participated (184 rural and 92 urban). The findings indicate that significant differences exist between rural and urban municipalities’ level of security readiness in their information systems. More specifically, rural municipalities showed much higher level vulnerability than the urban counterparts. A detailed discussion of these vulnerable areas of the two types of municipality is provided.
DOI
10.20429/amtp.2012.32
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Recommended Citation
Girard, Tulay; Ryoo, Jungwoo; and McConn, Charlotte, "An Information Systems Security Assessment Framework: A Study of Pennsylvania Rural and Urban Municipalities" (2012). AMTP Proceedings 2012. 32.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/amtp-proceedings_2012/32
