出版社:International Association for Computer Information Systems
摘要:As news of cyber attacks and data breaches at corporate and government institutions have increased infrequency, the discussion as to whether nonprofit organizations are affected similarly has largely been omitted. While at first glance a typical nonprofit m ight not seem as valuable of a target to hackers and cyber criminalsas business orpublic sector groups, this study finds that these organizations routinely collect and store data often targeted by digital thieves. But are they storing, transmitting, and processing this data in a safe and secure manner. The creation and adoption of a formal inform ation security policy is often seen as the starting point for a strong information security program at an organization. This study explores the adoption as well as attitudes regarding information security policies at nonprofit organizations in two areas of Illinois
关键词:Information Techn;ol;ogy (IT); Information Security and ;Nonprofits