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ERIC Number: ED580198
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 134
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-0-3554-0827-0
ISSN: EISSN-
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Critical Electronic Data Loss Perceptions of United States Military Contractors
Singletary, Tod J.
ProQuest LLC, D.B.A. Dissertation, Northcentral University
The United States Military has become increasingly dependent upon technology to meet its mission objectives with a consequence being greater dependence on civilian defense contractors to provide specialized services in support of high-tech mission requirements. Modern military defense contractors have also become dependent upon reliable and secure information technology (IT) resources, and as a result adversaries continue to work toward increasing their abilities to launch attacks against critical electronic data (CED). This study was focused upon a known problem relating to the loss of critical electronic data (CED) from United States defense contractors as a result of disaster, cyber-attack, and trusted insiders. This study addressed the perceptions of risk regarding the loss of CED from United States defense contractors that results from the threat of disaster, cyber-attack, and trusted insiders. The purpose of this qualitative single site case study was to examine the threat perceptions that relate to loss of CED at risk from disaster, cyber-attack, and insider threat among a representative sample of U.S. defense contractors. The sample was drawn from U.S. defense contractors in the United States Midwest who were currently in an information technology and security (IT/S) functional position with at least five years of defense contractor IT/S experience which included day-to-day responsibility for protecting CED against loss. The CED risk perceptions of U.S. defense contractors that result from disaster, cyber-attack, and insider threat were exposed to the researcher using unstructured interviews which allowed the researcher to gain increased understanding and clarification of participant accounts and descriptions. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
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Language: English
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