Journal of International Technology and Information Management Volume 26 Issue 2 Article 2 6-1-2017 The Chief Information Security Officer: An Exploratory Study Erastus Karanja North Carolina Central University,
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[email protected]. Journal of International Technology and Information Management Volume 26, Number 2 2017 THE CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY Erastus Karanja
[email protected] Mark A. Rosso
[email protected] Department of Computer Information Systems School of Business North Carolina Central University USA ABSTRACT The proliferation and embeddedness of Information Technology (IT) resources into many organizations’ business processes continues unabated. The security of these IT resources is essential to operational and strategic business continuity. However, as the large number of recent security breaches at various organizations illustrate, there is more that needs to be done in securing IT resources. Firms, through organizational structures, usually delegate the management and control of IT security activities and policies to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).