Organisational security: From expert knowledge construct to a body of knowledge
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publisher
Finland Futures Research Centre
Faculty
Faculty of Computing, Health and Science
School
School of Computer and Security Science / Security Research Centre (secAU)
RAS ID
13085
Abstract
Security is capricious in nature, with many practising domains and heterogeneous occupations. In addition, security can only be defined by its applied context. Such diffusion leads to a need to develop and present a consensual body of knowledge for the practising domain of Organisational Security; one domain of many parts of security. Organisational security may be considered, in part, that which provides security services and functions as a commodity within either public or commercial enterprises. There have been studies that have put forward a number of organisational security bodies of knowledge; however, there is still restricted consensus that is needed if we are to understand the future of organisational security. This study considered existing body of knowledge studies and puts forward a body of knowledge framework for organisational security, with integrated knowledge categories. In addition, further analysis was applied to this framework using a psychometric multidimensional scaling (MDS) knowledge mapping technique. The psychometric MDS mapping technique allowed implicit expert understanding of the framework and knowledge categories to be measured and interpretations made. Interpretations lead to an adjustment to the initial organisational security framework, resulting in a body of knowledge that better reflects organisational security experts’ view of their practising domain and considered Security Science.
Access Rights
free_to_read
Comments
Brooks, D. J. (2011). Organisational security: From expert knowledge construct to a body of knowledge. Paper presented at Security in Futures - Security in Change, Turku School of Economics, Turku, Finland. Available here