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Executive decision-makers: a scenario-based approach to assessing organizational cyber-risk perception

Simon Parkin Orcid Logo, Kristen Kuhn, Siraj Shaikh Orcid Logo

Journal of Cybersecurity, Volume: 9, Issue: 1

Swansea University Author: Siraj Shaikh Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1093/cybsec/tyad018

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The executive leadership in corporate organizations is increasingly challenged with managing cyber-risks, as an important part of wider business risk management. Cyber-risks are complex, with the threat landscape evolving, including digital infrastructure issues such as trust in networked supply cha...

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Published in: Journal of Cybersecurity
ISSN: 2057-2085 2057-2093
Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2023
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