Understanding Cyberprivacy: Context, Concept, and Issues

2022 | International Conference on Business Informatics | Citations: 0

Authors: Eltahawy, Bahaa; Dang, Duong

Abstract: Cyberprivacy has become one of the most worrisome issues in the age of digitaliz ... Expand

Abstract: Cyberprivacy has become one of the most worrisome issues in the age of digitalization, as data breaches have increased at an alarming rate, and the development of technology has changed privacy norms themselves. Thus, maintaining cyberprivacy is important for both academia and practitioners. However, the literature on cyberprivacy is fragmented, since the topic is multidisciplinary and often confused with cybersecurity and data privacy. In this study, we seek to understand cyberprivacy by conducting a comprehensive literature review and analyzing 79 selected articles on the topic between 2008 and 2021. Our analysis shows that there are eight contexts associated with cyberprivacy. We proposed concepts on cyberprivacy from different views and highlighted four issues related to cyberprivacy for future consideration. Taken together, the knowledge on cyberprivacy, its challenges and its practices does not seem to accumulate. Consequently, there is a need for more targeted research on the topic to cover different contexts. Collapse

Topics: privacy legal context differential privacy database system blockchain

Methods: literature sample literature study

The Social Construction of Self-Sovereign Identity: An Extended Model of Interpretive Flexibility

2022 | HICSS | Citations: 0

Authors: Weigl, Linda; Barbereau, Tom; Rieger, Alexander; Fridgen, Gilbert

Abstract: User-centric identity management systems are gaining momentum as concerns about ... Expand

Abstract: User-centric identity management systems are gaining momentum as concerns about Big Tech and Big Government rise. Many of these systems are framed as offering Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI). Yet, competing appropriation and the social embedding of SSI have resulted in diverging interpretations. These vague and value-laden interpretations can damage the public discourse and risk misrepresenting values and affordances that technology offers to users. To unpack the various social and technical understandings of SSI, we adopt an ‘interpretive flexibility’ lens. Based on a qualitative inductive interview study, we find that SSI’s interpretation is strongly mediated by surrounding institutional properties. Our study helps to better navigate these different perceptions and highlights the need for a multidimensional framework that can improve the understanding of complex socio-technical systems for digital government practitioners, researchers, and policy-makers. Collapse

Topics: government system cryptoasset public key infrastructure computer data storage database system

Methods: qualitative interview qualitative coding personal interview ontological modelling

Theories: sociotechnical systems theory socio technical theory

Land records on Blockchain for implementation of Land Titling in India

2020 | International Journal of Information Management | Citations: 14

Authors: Thakur, Vinay; Doja, M.N.; Dwivedi, Yogesh K.; Ahmad, Tanvir; Khadanga, Ganesh

Abstract: This paper explores the usage of Blockchain Technology for Land Records Manageme ... Expand

Abstract: This paper explores the usage of Blockchain Technology for Land Records Management in India. It highlights issues, such as minimal transparency, accountability, incoherent data sets with different Government Departments pertaining to the same piece of land and delays in the current Land Records management process and how to overcome these problems using Blockchain Technology. The paper describes the current process of land records maintenance and land registration in the country, and discusses various challenges encountered during the implementation of Blockchain Technology like public key infrastructure and Internet, privacy rules and security issues. Finally, the paper illustrates a system design using Blockchain Technology for the implementation of Land Titling system in the country, so that land titles are tamper-proof, and provides authentic and conclusive rights on ownership. Collapse

Topics: blockchain smart contract systems design IT security threat privacy

Methods: survey

BPDIMS:A Blockchain-based Personal Data and Identity Management System

2019 | HICSS | Citations: 0

Authors: Faber, Benedict; Michelet, Georg; Weidmann, Niklas; Mukkamala, Raghava Rao; Vatrapu, Ravi

Abstract: Recent scandals on the abuse of personal information from social media platforms ... Expand

Abstract: Recent scandals on the abuse of personal information from social media platforms and numerous user identity data breaches raise concerns about technical, commercial, and ethical aspects of privacy and security of user data. European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is one of the largest changes in data privacy regulation and entails several key regulatory measures for both data controllers and data processors to empower and protect EU citizens’ privacy. In this research work, we propose a conceptual design and high-level architecture for a Blockchain-based Personal Data and Identity Management System (BPDIMS), a human-centric and GDPR-compliant personal data and identity management system based on the blockchain technology. We describe how BPDIMS’s architecture utilizes blockchain technology to provide a high-level of security, trust and transparency. We discuss how BPDIM’s human-centric approach with GDPR compliance shifts the control over personal data to the end users and empowers them better. Collapse

Topics: blockchain identity management General Data Protection Regulation legal context data encryption

Methods: archival research computational algorithm design artifact design guideline design science

Digital Supply Chain Transformation toward Blockchain Integration

2017 | HICSS | Citations: 44

Authors: Korpela, Kari; Hallikas, Jukka; Dahlberg, Tomi

Abstract: Digital supply chain integration is becoming increasingly dynamic. Access to cus ... Expand

Abstract: Digital supply chain integration is becoming increasingly dynamic. Access to customer demand needs to be shared effectively, and product and service deliveries must be tracked to provide visibility in the supply chain. Business process integration is based on standards and reference architectures, which should offer end-to-end integration of product data. Companies operating in supply chains establish process and data integration through the specialized intermediate companies, whose role is to establish interoperability by mapping and integrating companyspecific data for various organizations and systems. This has typically caused high integration costs, and diffusion is slow. This paper investigates the requirements and functionalities of supply chain integration. Cloud integration can be expected to offer a cost-effective business model for interoperable digital supply chains. We explain how supply chain integration through the blockchain technology can achieve disruptive transformation in digital supply chains and networks. Collapse

Topics: blockchain supply chain management business-to-business smart contract mobile system

Methods: focus group survey design case study literature study qualitative interview

The design of an electronic pedigree system for food safety

2015 | Information Systems Frontiers | Citations: 7

Authors: Han, Weili; Gu, Yun; Wang, Wei; Zhang, Yin; Yin, Yuliang; Wang, Junyu; Zheng, Li-Rong

Abstract: The problem of food safety is a critical issue in recent years. To address the i ... Expand

Abstract: The problem of food safety is a critical issue in recent years. To address the issue, the technologies of the Internet of Things are used to offer the possibilities to easily track the processes in the production, storage, transportation, sale, and even using phases of foods. This paper, therefore, introduces the design of an electronic pedigree system for food safety, which uses electronic pedigrees to enhance the safety of food supply. The system implements an extension of the pedigree standard of EPCglobal, and offers a more trustworthily tracking service to monitor and supervise the production and supply of food. We discuss the key issues of the design, and implement a prototype to evaluate the feasibility of the design. Finally, we analyze the trustworthiness assurance and security of our electronic pedigree system. Collapse

Topics: public key encryption radio frequency identification privacy digital signature mobile system

Methods: computational algorithm design methodology literature study design artifact

Surviving advanced persistent threats in a distributed environment – Architecture and analysis

2015 | Information Systems Frontiers | Citations: 0

Authors: Mehresh, Ruchika; Upadhyaya, Shambhu

Abstract: Designing robust mission-critical systems demands bringing together fault tolera ... Expand

Abstract: Designing robust mission-critical systems demands bringing together fault tolerance and security. The emergence of Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) has further added to the challenge of meeting mission assurance goals. Despite the advances in mission survivability, the existing solutions remain ineffective against APTs. In this paper, we propose a novel survivability architecture against APTs in a distributed environment. It involves tamper-resistant and surreptitious detection and node-to-node verification of suspicious events. The solution aims to identify Attacker Intent, Objectives and Strategies (AIOS) and to design targeted recoveries that promote survivability. Its security strength has been theoretically analyzed, while the performance and scalability aspects are measured via simulation. Our simulations demonstrate high scalability with respect to network size and application runtime and the time overhead for long running applications can be easily kept under 1 % of original runtime by carefully adjusting the security strength. Collapse

Topics: peer-to-peer model data encryption electronic authentication public key infrastructure distributed system

Methods: simulation

Evaluating Two Automatic Methods for Classifying Information Technology Concepts

2011 | International Conference on Information Systems | Citations: 0

Authors: Tsui, Chia-jung; Wang, Ping; Fleischmann, Kenneth

Abstract: How are IT concepts related to each other, what is the best way to automatically ... Expand

Abstract: How are IT concepts related to each other, what is the best way to automatically detect these relationships, and how do such automatic methods compare with traditional methods? We address each of these questions by developing and evaluating two statistical natural language processing methods: co-occurrence and Kullback-Liebler (KL) divergence when used in combination with hierarchical clustering. The results of these automatic methods were then compared to a ground truth classification scheme using statistical methods as well as a survey of IT experts. Co-occurrence outperformed KL divergence according to both the statistical and survey results. Further, cooccurrence had some benefits in comparison to the ground truth, and was preferred by some of the experts included in the survey. The main contribution of this research is the demonstration that automatic methods can be used effectively to classify IT concepts, and that success does not always depend on the complexity of the methods. Collapse

Topics: enterprise resource planning artificial intelligence database system global navigation satellite system electronic mail

Methods: survey machine learning hierarchical clustering classification method natural language processing

Will the Information Security Industry Die? Applying Social Network Analysis to Sturdy Industry Convergence

2009 | Americas Conference on Information Systems | Citations: 0

Authors: Khansa, Lara; Liginlal, Divakaran

Abstract: In this paper, we first analyze the trends in mergers and acquisitions (M&As) ac ... Expand

Abstract: In this paper, we first analyze the trends in mergers and acquisitions (M&As) activities among information security firms and other information technology (IT) firms in the US over the period 1996 to 2008. We then use social network analysis to investigate the characteristics and underlying dynamics of these M&As activities. Our results reveal an increase in cohesiveness of 200% in the network linking the information security firms and the IT firms considered in our analysis. This, in turn, implies a move towards industry convergence. In particular, we show that acquisitions of identity and access management (IAM) firms have become more central to M&As by IT firms in the US since 2004, reflecting an increasing trend among IT firms to integrate IAM technologies within their products. Collapse

Topics: data security database system identity management IT security electronic authentication

Methods: social network analysis literature study ontological modelling theory development Thomson Reuters' Securities Data Company

E-Transcript Web Services System Supporting Dynamic Conversion Between XML and EDI

2008 | Americas Conference on Information Systems | Citations: 0

Authors: Kwak, Myungjae; Kang, Woohyun; Leroy, Gondy; Chatterjee, Samir

Abstract: As XML becomes a standard for communications between distributed heterogeneous m ... Expand

Abstract: As XML becomes a standard for communications between distributed heterogeneous machines, many schools plan to implement Web Services systems using the XML e-transcript (electronic transcript) standard. We propose a framework that supports both XML e-transcript Web Services and existing EDI e-transcript systems. The framework uses the workflow engine to exploit the benefits of workflow management mechanisms. The workflow engine manages the e-transcript business process by enacting and completing the tasks and sub-processes within the main business process. We implemented the proposed framework by using various open source projects including Java, Eclipse, and Apache Software Foundation’s Web Services projects. Compared with traditional EDI systems, our proposed system was evaluated to have higher reusability and scalability and save developers time and cost. It also provides users with rich look and feel user interfaces. Collapse

Topics: electronic data interchange web service extensible markup language open source software project business process management

Methods: design principle reference modelling