A multifaceted evaluation of the reference model of information assurance and security

Cherdantseva, Yulia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3527-1121, Rana, Omer ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3597-2646, Ivins, Wendy and Hilton, Jeremy 2016. A multifaceted evaluation of the reference model of information assurance and security. Computers and Security 63 , pp. 45-66. 10.1016/j.cose.2016.09.007

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Abstract

The evaluation of a conceptual model, which is an outcome of a qualitative research, is an arduous task due to the lack of a rigorous basis for evaluation. Overcoming this challenge, the paper at hand presents a detailed example of a multifaceted evaluation of a Reference Model of Information Assurance & Security (RMIAS), which summarises the knowledge acquired by the Information Assurance & Security community to date in one all-encompassing model. A combination of analytical and empirical evaluation methods is exploited to evaluate the RMIAS in a sustained way overcoming the limitations of separate methods. The RMIAS is analytically evaluated regarding the quality criteria of conceptual models and compared with existing models. Twenty-six semistructured interviews with IAS experts are conducted to test the merit of the RMIAS. Three workshops and a case study are carried out to verify the practical value of the model. The paper discusses the evaluation methodology and evaluation results.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Computer Science & Informatics
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Information Security; Information Assurance; Conceptual model; Reference model; Analytical evaluation; Empirical evaluation
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0167-4048
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	22 September 2016
Date of Acceptance:	20 September 2016
Last Modified:	08 Nov 2023 12:17
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/94742

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