The Cybersecurity Framework’s Most Vulnerable User: Small Business
Abstract:
The broad applicability of the National Institute for Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, commonly known as the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), creates a utility gap for small and medium businesses (SMB) to apply and implement the framework effectively within their organizations. The purpose of this research is to explore and interpret the CSF in the context of small and medium businesses with implications of bridging the utility gap for this significant, yet vulnerable, population; specifically, this paper contributes detailed interpretations and actions of the NIST CSF that can be implemented by SMBs to help improve their cybersecurity stance.
AUTHORS
Strome College of Business
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Nicklous Salzman, is a tech entrepreneur and U.S. Army veteran who has earned an MBA, with a concentration in Business Analytics, and a BSBA in Information Systems and Technology from Old Dominion University. Following a successful exit from a company he founded that grew into a micro-multinational corporation, he returned to academia to give back through entrepreneurship research. Now, Salzman channels his expertise into pioneering research encompassing entrepreneurship, with a focus on veteran and marginalized populations, cybersecurity, technology, and their intricate interplay within the landscape of small and medium businesses.
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Journal of Information Warfare
The definitive publication for the best and latest research and analysis on information warfare, information operations, and cyber crime. Available in traditional hard copy or online.
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