Using the lens of circuits of power in information systems security management

Authors:
Christos Fragos;Maria Karyda;Evangelos Kiountouzis
Affiliations:
University of the Aegean, Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering, Karlovassi, Samos, Greece;University of the Aegean, Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering, Karlovassi, Samos, Greece;Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of Informatics, Athens, Greece
Venue:
TrustBus'07 Proceedings of the 4th international conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Digital Business
Year:
2007

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Abstract

This paper uses the perspective of power in the study of IS security management. We explore the role of power in the implementation of an information systems security policy, using the Circuits of Power as a Framework for the analysis. A case study research was conducted in a public sector organization that introduced a security policy in order to comply with the law. The authors interviewed members of the organization to explore the different aspects of power relations which were intertwined with the implementation of the policy and used the Circuits of Power to analyze the data gathered. The conclusions derived from the analysis illustrate the role of power in the policy implementation process and indicate that a power perspective provides useful insight in the study of factors affecting the implementation of security policies.