MMSM-SME: Methodology for the Management of Security and its Maturity in SME

Luís Enrique Sánchez, Antonio Santos-Olmo Parra, Eduardo Fernández-Medina, Mario Piattini

2009

Abstract

Due to the growing dependence of information society on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), the need to protect information is getting more and more important for enterprises. In this context, Information Security Management Systems (ISMSs), that are very important for the stability of the information systems of enterprises, have arisen. The fact of having these systems available has become more and more vital for the evolution of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). In this article, we show the methodology that we have developed for the development, implementation and maintenance of a security management system, adapted for the needs and resources available for SMEs. This approach is being directly applied to real case studies and thus, we are obtaining a constant improvement in its application.

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Enrique Sánchez L., Santos-Olmo Parra A., Fernández-Medina E. and Piattini M. (2009). MMSM-SME: Methodology for the Management of Security and its Maturity in SME . In Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Security in Information Systems - Volume 1: WOSIS, (ICEIS 2009) ISBN 978-989-8111-91-3, pages 67-78. DOI: 10.5220/0002221200670078


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@conference{wosis09,
author={Luís Enrique Sánchez and Antonio Santos-Olmo Parra and Eduardo Fernández-Medina and Mario Piattini},
title={MMSM-SME: Methodology for the Management of Security and its Maturity in SME},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Security in Information Systems - Volume 1: WOSIS, (ICEIS 2009)},
year={2009},
pages={67-78},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002221200670078},
isbn={978-989-8111-91-3},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Security in Information Systems - Volume 1: WOSIS, (ICEIS 2009)
TI - MMSM-SME: Methodology for the Management of Security and its Maturity in SME
SN - 978-989-8111-91-3
AU - Enrique Sánchez L.
AU - Santos-Olmo Parra A.
AU - Fernández-Medina E.
AU - Piattini M.
PY - 2009
SP - 67
EP - 78
DO - 10.5220/0002221200670078