Systems Security Problems and Cultural Meanings in Control and Automation Systems: Empirical Evidence for Value Conflicts in Systems Engineering

Amanda Freeman*, Dr Larry Stapleton* & Dr Gabriel Byrne**

*ISOL Research Group, Waterford Institute of Technology
**Smurfit Business School, University College, Dublin

Abstract: Automation and control systems such as integrated enterprise information technologies and distributed telemedical system architectures require highly secure information processing environments to ensure that costly (and even fatal) errors do not occur. However, research into systems development methodologies shows significant gaps in the treatment of systems security. Many methodologies do not specifically include security and privacy considerations within their frame of reference. As a consequence, recent studies of information control and management systems have shown that, in a global context, many organisations are at a significant security......

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Title: Security
Approximate Word Count: 4243
Approximate Pages: 17 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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