An Empirical Examination of the Effects of IT Leadership on Information Security Risk Management in USA Organizations

Okonofua, Henry; Rahman, Shawon S. M.; Ivanova, Reni

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“…This result indicates that there was no relationship between the CTOs leadership styles and the alignment of the governance of big data, providing evidence of the plausibility of the null hypothesis, which suggests that there is nothing more than random chance at work between these two variables. This finding varies from the scholarly literature that suggests a stronger relationship between leadership styles and governance (Okonofua et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 91%

“…This finding provides evidence to reject the null hypothesis suggesting that the relationship is caused by something more than luck. This finding generally agrees with the scholarly literature that indicates a relationship between similar variables (Okonofua et al, 2019;Yaokumah, 2013). The null hypothesis for Research Sub-question 3 was rejected.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…While this exact study has not been previously conducted with these three variables with CTOs in the Western United States, overall, these results are in agreement with Okonofua et al's (2019) final and unexpected result that information security governance did not significantly mediate the relationship between IT leadership styles and ISRM. These findings are also generally in alignment with Burrell et al (2018), Davis (2017), and Yaokumah's (2013) research.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…Board of Directors seek to use their big data as a competitive advantage. Still, scholars note the complexities of corporate governance in practice related to information security risk management (ISRM) effectiveness (Okonofua et al, 2019).…”

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“…Despite Von Solms and Von Solms (2009) recognition over 10 years ago that information security risk management had become the primary concern of governance, the lack of effective governance of big data in the digital age remains a growing problem. Numerous peer-reviewed research findings have demonstrated how essential high-level support is to effective information governance, yet there is still a lack of effective corporate governance (Okonofua et al, 2019). Given the critical nature of governance in aligning business priorities and the role that technology executives play in implementing big data strategies, the relationships between these factors and their influence on ISRM effectiveness in organizations based in the Western United States were of interest to this researcher.…”

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An Empirical Examination of the Effects of CTO Leadership on the Alignment of the Governance of Big Data and Information Security Risk Management Effectiveness

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Munkeby²,

Sambasivam

2021

IISIT

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Aim/Purpose: Board of Directors seek to use their big data as a competitive advantage. Still, scholars note the complexities of corporate governance in practice related to information security risk management (ISRM) effectiveness. Background: While the interest in ISRM and its relationship to organizational success has grown, the scholarly literature is unclear about the effects of Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) leadership styles, the alignment of the governance of big data, and ISRM effectiveness in organizations in the West-ern United States. Methodology: The research method selected for this study was a quantitative, correlational research design. Data from 139 participant survey responses from Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) in the Western United States were analyzed using 3 regression models to test for mediation following Baron and Kenny’s methodology. Contribution: Previous scholarship has established the importance of leadership styles, big data governance, and ISRM effectiveness, but not in a combined understanding of the relationship between all three variables. The researchers’ primary objective was to contribute valuable knowledge to the practical field of computer science by empirically validating the relationships between the CTOs leadership styles, the alignment of the governance of big data, and ISRM effectiveness. Findings: The results of the first regression model between CTOs leadership styles and ISRM effectiveness were statistically significant. The second regression model results between CTOs leadership styles and the alignment of the governance of big data were not statistically significant. The results of the third regression model between CTOs leadership styles, the alignment of the governance of big data, and ISRM effectiveness were statistically significant. The alignment of the governance of big data was a significant predictor in the model. At the same time, the predictive strength of all 3 CTOs leadership styles was diminished between the first regression model and the third regression model. The regression models indicated that the alignment of the governance of big data was a partial mediator of the relationship between CTOs leadership styles and ISRM effectiveness. Recommendations for Practitioners: With big data growing at an exponential rate, this research may be useful in helping other practitioners think about how to test mediation with other interconnected variables related to the alignment of the governance of big data. Overall, the alignment of governance of big data being a partial mediator of the relationship between CTOs leadership styles and ISRM effectiveness suggests the significant role that the alignment of the governance of big data plays within an organization. Recommendations for Researchers: While this exact study has not been previously conducted with these three variables with CTOs in the Western United States, overall, these results are in agreement with the literature that information security governance does not significantly mediate the relationship between IT leadership styles and ISRM. However, some of the overall findings did vary from the literature, including the predictive relationship between transactional leadership and ISRM effectiveness. With the finding of partial mediation indicated in this study, this also suggests that the alignment of the governance of big data provides a partial intervention between CTOs leadership styles and ISRM effectiveness. Impact on Society: Big data breaches are increasing year after year, exposing sensitive information that can lead to harm to citizens. This study supports the broader scholarly consensus that to achieve ISRM effectiveness, better alignment of governance policies is essential. This research highlights the importance of higher-level governance as it relates to ISRM effectiveness, implying that ineffective governance could negatively impact both leadership and ISRM effectiveness, which could potentially cause reputational harm. Future Research: This study raised questions about CTO leadership styles, the specific governance structures involved related to the alignment of big data and ISRM effectiveness. While the research around these variables independently is mature, there is an overall lack of mediation studies as it relates to the impact of the alignment of the governance of big data. With the lack of alignment around a universal framework, evolving frameworks could be tested in future research to see if similar results are obtained.

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ICT Governance and Management Macroprocesses of a Brazilian Federal Government Agency

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The process of identifying and managing Information and Communication Technology (ICT) risks has become a concern and a challenge for public and private organizations. In this context, risk management methodologies within the Brazilian Federal Public Administration organizations have become indispensable to help the managers of these organizations in decision making, especially in the distribution of public funds, elaboration of public policies focused on transparency, social actions contemplating indemnities, and social benefits, among others. In addition, the various ICT projects controlled by the public administration need a methodology to perform their management of ICT resources. In this article, we present the Governance and Risk Management methodology used to model the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) macro processes. The proposed methodology used the risk management process aligned to the ISO 31000 standards. This alignment was necessary for mapping CADE’s risk events, regardless of their complexity. The modeled ICT risk processes will support the organization’s managers in decision making and may be used or customized by any other organization of the Brazilian Federal Public Administration.

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An Empirical Examination of the Effects of IT Leadership on Information Security Risk Management in USA Organizations

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An Empirical Examination of the Effects of CTO Leadership on the Alignment of the Governance of Big Data and Information Security Risk Management Effectiveness

An Empirical Examination of the Effects of CTO Leadership on the Alignment of the Governance of Big Data and Information Security Risk Management Effectiveness

ICT Governance and Management Macroprocesses of a Brazilian Federal Government Agency

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