Information Technology as a target and shield in the Post 9/11 environment

Information Resources Management Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 14-28

  Lally, Laura ^a,b  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer privacy; Computer security; Normal accident theory; Post 9 11; Target and shield model; Terrorism; Theory of high reliability organizations; Y2K

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER PRIVACY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SECURITY OF DATA; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

NORMAL ACCIDENT THEORY; POST 9/11; TARGET AND SHIELD MODELS; TERRORISM; THEORY OF HIGH RELIABILITY ORGANIZATIONS; Y2K;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 10444263001     PISSN: 10401628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/irmj.2005010102     Document Type: Article

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