It Security Threats and Challenges for Small Firms: Managers' Perceptions

摘要

This paper examines IT security adoption efforts in the context of small business firms. Specifically, it focuses on the drivers as well as the constraints that may affect the rate of adoption of security tools by these firms. Small businesses rely on information technology to support various business functions and to gain competitive advantages. However, this reliance poses information security risks. The findings indicate that small business managers do not perceive security tools as a contributingfactor to their business core competencies. Additionally, the rate of adoption is moderated by their level of awareness of the importance of security tools to protect company information assets from malicious attacks.