An Investigation into the Benefits of Risk Management & Monitoring to aid Cybersecurity in an SME

Haybyrne, Megan (2023) An Investigation into the Benefits of Risk Management & Monitoring to aid Cybersecurity in an SME. Masters thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.

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Abstract

The main goal of this project was to generate a cybersecurity report that could be communicated to any part of a company and would be understood by all. The main motivator for this product came from my own experience in IT and the confusion and misunderstandings I have witness between management and IT personnel when discussing reports and outcomes. IT is a separate world to most other areas of a business in terms of processes and terminology, and as IT professionals, I feel it is easy to forget that not everyone speaks and understands the same terminology that those in this area live and breathe. I set out to generate a report that would help cybersecurity personnel explain their overall work and scoring in the various areas it stretches across. I wanted to ensure that this report was meaningful to all, with or without IT experience, as I feel IT Security is becoming more and more prominent in businesses around the world, but not many understand what’s involved.

The report I have generated will hopefully bridge this gap and provide a straightforward measurable reporting tool that can adequately monitor and represent improvements, or downgrades, in cybersecurity in companies of all sizes in all industries around the world.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Supervisors:	Name Email Monaghan, Mark UNSPECIFIED
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics > Electronic computers. Computer science T Technology > T Technology (General) > Information Technology > Electronic computers. Computer science Q Science > QA Mathematics > Computer software > Computer Security T Technology > T Technology (General) > Information Technology > Computer software > Computer Security H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Small Business Sector
Divisions:	School of Computing > Master of Science in Cyber Security
Depositing User:	Tamara Malone
Date Deposited:	22 Oct 2024 14:23
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2024 14:23
URI:	https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/7123

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