Towards a Basic Security Framework for SMEs: Results From an Investigation of Cybersecurity Challenges in Denmark

Camilla Nadja Fleron; Jonas Kofod Jørgensen; Oksana Kulyk; Elda Paja

doi:10.1109/REW57809.2023.00046

Towards a Basic Security Framework for SMEs: Results From an Investigation of Cybersecurity Challenges in Denmark

Camilla Nadja Fleron, Jonas Kofod Jørgensen, Oksana Kulyk, Elda Paja

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Abstract

Denmark is one of the most digitised countries in Europe. However, according to recent reports, IT security in Danish companies has not followed along. To shed light into the challenges that companies experience with implementing IT security, we conducted interviews with four employees from four different companies, asking about their IT security and their needs to become better protected. Our results show that the companies are lacking fundamental security protection and are in need of basic security help and raising awareness of cyber threats in the organisations. Based on our findings, we discuss directions for future steps in terms of addressing these issues.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2023 IEEE 31st International Requirements Engineering Conference Workshops (REW)
Place of Publication	Los Alamitos, CA, USA
Publisher	IEEE
Publication date	4 Sept 2023
Edition	2023
Pages	230-233
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/REW57809.2023.00046
Publication status	Published - 4 Sept 2023

Keywords

Digitalisation
IT Security
Cyber Threat Awareness
Security Implementation Challenges
Fundamental Security Protection

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Towards a Basic Security Framework for SMEs: Results From an Investigation of Cybersecurity Challenges in Denmark. / Fleron, Camilla Nadja; Jørgensen, Jonas Kofod; Kulyk, Oksana et al.
2023 IEEE 31st International Requirements Engineering Conference Workshops (REW). 2023. ed. Los Alamitos, CA, USA: IEEE, 2023. p. 230-233.

Research output: Conference Article in Proceeding or Book/Report chapter › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review

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