Towards an Understanding of Cloud Computing Adoption in SMEs: The Role of Security and Privacy Factors
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Nagahawatta, Ruwan, Warren, Matthew, Salzman, Scott and Lokuge, Sachithra. 2024. "Towards an Understanding of Cloud Computing Adoption in SMEs: The Role of Security and Privacy Factors." International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism. 14 (1). https://doi.org/10.4018/IJCWT.343315
| Article Title | Towards an Understanding of Cloud Computing Adoption in SMEs: The Role of Security and Privacy Factors |
|---|---|
| ERA Journal ID | 210645 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | Nagahawatta, Ruwan, Warren, Matthew, Salzman, Scott and Lokuge, Sachithra |
| Journal Title | International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism |
| Journal Citation | 14 (1) |
| Number of Pages | 13 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Publisher | IGI Global |
| Place of Publication | United States |
| ISSN | 1947-3435 |
| 1947-3443 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4018/IJCWT.343315 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://www.igi-global.com/gateway/article/343315 |
| Abstract | The advent of digital technologies such as cloud computing has provided enormous opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to digitalise their businesses. However, with increasing cloud computing adoption, the security and privacy threats to the SMEs are on the rise. By conducting an extensive review of literature, this paper examines and identifies the security factors that influence cloud computing adoption specifically by SMEs. The literature review focused on papers published in ten years related to the security requirements and associated cloud computing adoption factors by SMEs. The framework focused on understanding socio-technical factors that influence the intent to adopt cloud computing by SMEs. The findings attest to the impacts of key security and privacy-related factors (including cloud security standard, data privacy concerns, data security concerns, skilled personnel, technology readiness, perceived cloud security benefits, legal compliance and trust in cloud service providers) on SMEs' intent to adopt cloud computing. |
| Keywords | Cloud Computing |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350303. Business information systems |
| Byline Affiliations | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) |
| Deakin University | |
| University of Southern Queensland |
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