| Article ID: | iaor1997423 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 5 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 2 |
| End Page Number: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1996 |
| Journal: | European Journal of Information Systems |
| Authors: | Dhillon G., Backhouse J. |
| Keywords: | computers: information |
Research suggests an improved theoretical and conceptual foundation for analysing information systems security. It is argued that an analysis of structures of responsibility in organizations leads to the development of secure information systems. The paper surveys the existing approaches to security and proposes an alternative perspective for viewing organizational and security issues.