Establishing the business value of network security using analytical hierarchy process

摘要: Information technology (IT) has become a critical functionality for business today. Choosing the appropriate network security that will protect IT functions and meet needs can be bewildering but necessary process. The problem is deciding what how much to do. objective of this paper propose new process facilitate mapping business's priorities using well-known classification schemes decision support systems. Establishing relationship between such diverse requires two areas described in terms related. Network services mechanisms provide Open System Interconnection (OSI) Security Architecture classification. Business value activities are Michael Porter's chain. First, each area subjectively related establish an initial functionality/business relationship. Second, tool called analytic hierarchy (AHP) used analytical more schemes. result work prioritized list instead just being driven by technological criteria. An example illustrates concept paper. To best authors knowledge, first application AHP decision-making choosing needs.