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    Security risks in teleworking: a review and analysis
    Yang, Huiyi ; Zheng, Chaofan ; Zhu, Lika ; Chen, Fei ; ZHAO, YUMIN ; Valluri, Manjeera (The University of Melbourne, 2013)
    Teleworking as an innovative working practice attracts organizations to apply it throughout whole organizations, with providing plenty of benefits. However, the related information security risks generated in teleworking threaten organizations to implement it. This paper aims to ascertain information security risks arising from teleworking based on literature. The contributions of this paper are addressing most challenging security risks that existed in teleworking for companies to be concerned, providing security controls for avoiding these mentionable risks that are identified, generally discussing which component of the risks are more crucial for the risk control, and indicating intangible security risks not mentioned in literature. These risks are aligned with teleworking business goals.
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    Ready, steady telework: information security essentials for the teleworker
    Jilani, Umair ; Ahimmat, Alwan ; Raso, Anthony ; Thorpe, David ; TRAN, MAN (The University of Melbourne, 2013)
    We operate and live in an environment where data communication is dependent on Internet connectivity which is decentralised in nature and is not possible to regulate. Due to technology advances, organisations have allowed remote access to their data via the Internet which allows employees to perform work activities via teleworking. Employees have embraced this method of working and teleworking has become a norm in a large number of organisations today. The problem of teleworking arises as employees are accessing company data outside the organization walls; a potential risk to information leakage whether it be deliberate or unintentional. In this paper the risks associated with teleworking is attributed to physical, technical and document management. To address these risks, Security Education, Training and Awareness (SETA) and information security policies are important. This paper analyses three core information security objectives in context with SETA i.e. Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability. The SETA campaign has neither a goal nor content without a security policy, likewise a security policy cannot be enforced without awareness by those for which it is intended.
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    Information security strategy and teleworking (in)security
    Ampomah, Millicent ; DE SILVA, YEVINDRA ; Li, Hanqing ; Pahlisa, Piki ; Yang, Qian ; Zhang, Qian (The University of Melbourne, 2013)
    Mainstream writing of teleworking tends to focus on both the economic and social benefits with little emphasis on information security issues. Information security threats of telework however are identified by most literature as a concern for organisations. This literature review examines the different influences on issues leading to information insecurity within the teleworking environment. By drawing on literature, a strategic model for managing and controlling information security threats in teleworking environment is proposed. Organisations essentially needs to implement security measures or controls from a strategic point of view to include formal and informal controls.