Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises’ Understanding of Security Evaluation of Cloud-Based Business Intelligence Systems and Its Challenges

Moses, M. Balasingh; Loock, Marianne

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-11407-7_10

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“…Table 1 presents the analysis of the number of employees and level of capitalization required for a business to be categorized as SME's in South Africa. It is critical for all businesses, large and small, to go digital in order to survive [10]. However, many South African SMEs still lag behind in terms of digital tools adoption due to several constraining factors [11].…”

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Prospects for Digital Transformation in Rural South Africa's Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Ademola,

Atiso Ahiaku

2023

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The global wave of the coronavirus pandemic has constrained small, medium-sized enterprises to seek out ways to survive. The pandemic has propelled businesses to review their system of operation and embrace the endless benefits inherent in the digital world. However, there is a dearth of empirical studies on the propensities for digitalization in the context of rural-based SMEs in South Africa. To fix this gap, this paper explores the prospects for the digital shift among rural-based South African SMEs. A descriptive survey anchored in a quantitative research method was utilized using a Likert scale questionnaire as a tool for data collection, hence, thousand and sixty-seven (1067) SME owners operating in Ethekwini Municipality rural communities, KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa were engaged as respondents. It was found that the major barriers to digital transformation amongst the small business owners in the rural setting include: the reluctance of SMEs owners to experiment with digital tools, the risk-aversive nature of the rural-based entrepreneurs, limited financial resources and inadequate awareness of available sector-specific digital tools. The outcome of this study further indicates that majority of rural-based South African SMEs are at risk of retrogressing due to inadequate knowledge of relevant digital tools with which they can enhance the level of competitiveness of their businesses. Thus, this paper advocates timeous succour for these SMEs in order to ensure their longevity. Recommendations and future research directions were also offered.

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Prospects for Digital Transformation in Rural South Africa's Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Ademola,

Atiso Ahiaku

2023

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“…BI technology supports organizational decision-making in CBI, which refers to integrating two primary cloud computing architectures. Like traditional BIs, CBIs can offer management quality information based on analyzing significant internal and external data required in decision-making (Moyo et al 2019). Risk management is necessary for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).…”

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Effective cybersecurity risk management practices for small and medium-sized enterprises: A comprehensive review

Ambreen,

Jain,

Yadav

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Small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make up a significant portion of the economies of many nations. However, research shows that many companies fall short when establishing cyber security, making them vulnerable to assaults. In addition, while accounting for a sizable share of firms, studies on cyber security focus on SMEs. This study reviews the latest evaluation on the cyber security of SMEs, emphasizing how well this experiment aligns with the well-known National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Cyber Security Framework (CSF). The report begins by underlining the crucial necessity of cybersecurity in the digital era and the particular issues that SMEs confront. It emphasizes the financial and reputational dangers associated with cyber events, emphasizing the importance of solid cybersecurity procedures. The review investigates several cybersecurity risk management approaches, strategies and frameworks, providing insights into their relevance and efficacy in the context of SMEs. We discovered that study in SME cyber security is sophisticated and specialized attention on the NIST and CSF recognize as well as defend tasks, with minimal effort spent on the other current activities. SMEs should be equipped to detect, react to, and recover from cybercrime. SMEs might not have appropriate information on responding to such occurrences if research in these areas is pathetic. In future studies in SMEs, there needs to be an excellent equilibrium in cyber security. Scholars ought to use firm, proven mathematical methods to improve and test their work, yet governments and academia are urged to invest in providing researchers with incentives to broaden their research horizons.

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Evaluation of Cloud Business Intelligence Prior to Adoption: The Voice of Small Business Enterprises in a South African Township

Moses

Loock

2020

Information Systems

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Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises’ Understanding of Security Evaluation of Cloud-Based Business Intelligence Systems and Its Challenges

Cited by 4 publications

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Prospects for Digital Transformation in Rural South Africa's Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Prospects for Digital Transformation in Rural South Africa's Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Effective cybersecurity risk management practices for small and medium-sized enterprises: A comprehensive review

Evaluation of Cloud Business Intelligence Prior to Adoption: The Voice of Small Business Enterprises in a South African Township

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