An interorganizational knowledge-sharing security model with breach propagation detection

Abstract

The increasing adoption of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is allowing more and more companies to integrate themselves in interorganizational netchain environments wherein knowledge assets can be electronically shared with selected business partners. The dynamic nature of these environments implies a need for organizations to protect and monitor the flow of their valuable knowledge assets throughout the netchain if they hope to maintain their long-term competitive positions. In this paper, we propose an interorganizational knowledge-sharing security model that integrates the value chain reference model (VCOR), the federated enterprise reference architecture model (FERA), and multidimensional data warehouse technologies to allow for the proactive monitoring of shared knowledge assets across an SOA-based netchain. The proposed architecture is novel In that it supports dynamic policy revision through the automated detection of knowledge-sharing breaches within a netchain-a process whose viability is demonstrated using network flow theory and a series of simulations. Existing business intelligence infrastructures can be readily modified to support the proposed model, as multidimensional data warehousing has already been adopted in many organizations.

Perspective: technology management in the service sector

“…Toyota and Dell are typical examples of this customization. In the case of IT, how effectively organization utilizes information among organizations for production, and how it enhances security in an organization are also big issues (Soper et al, 2007). For example, in the IT industry, a company can outsource anything such as hardware or business process, and provide a service by combining these resources.…”

Recherche académique & intelligence économique : une nécessaire synergie

“… Le risque et la confiance (Nicolaou & McKnight, 2006;Soper, Demirkan & Goul, 2007) ;  Les caractéristiques comparées des organisations en termes d'implication de la direction, de degré de centralisation et de compétences technologiques (Lin, 2006) ;  Les spécificités des organisations publiques (Pardo, Cresswell, Thompson & Zhang, 2006). Cette liste est loin d'être exhaustive et le partage des connaissances entre organisations dans le domaine de la sécurité, s'il constitue un champ de recherche en voie d'exploration (Jarvenpaa & Majchrzak, 2008) se révèle encore plus passionnant en ce qui concerne l'IE.…”

Cooperative Behavior and Knowledge Sharing: Interaction of Risk Management

“…Risk management is a challenge for organizations that share knowledge, which often inhibits doing so in networks (Ensign & Hébert, 2009;Majchrzak, 2004;Trkman & Desouza, 2012). However, organizations that adopt risk management strategies work with a greater level of security (Soper et al, 2007), as they tend to mitigate uncertainty and increase their chances of achieving their goals (Xia et al, 2018). Risks can impact the way organizations share knowledge (Keers & Van Fenema, 2018;Soper et al, 2007), so it is important to manage them.…”

“…However, organizations that adopt risk management strategies work with a greater level of security (Soper et al, 2007), as they tend to mitigate uncertainty and increase their chances of achieving their goals (Xia et al, 2018). Risks can impact the way organizations share knowledge (Keers & Van Fenema, 2018;Soper et al, 2007), so it is important to manage them.…”