Organisational Factors and IT Professionals' View of Wireless Network Vulnerability Assessments

摘要: The paper reports on a survey-based study of Australian computer security professionals' use and opinions about two types wireless vulnerability assessment (WNV A): monitoring penetration testing. An initially surprising finding was how little both are used, despite the ease with which networks can be attacked, lack clear obstacles to using them. In light aspects organisational culture, including decision-making style professional identity, survey findings become more explicable. Senior management, even IT staff themselves, may still hold traditional, 'wired network' view their organisation. 'Culture' also explain why time expertise (rather than financial resources), senior management's discomfort idea hacking into network, mean neither nor testing is regularly though fairly well understood. explores culture limit way WNV A users go process, cultural shift could help change users' perception risks rewards As. This possibly threaten 's however, this needs further research.