FocalPoint-proposed grounded methodology for collaborative construction of information systems security ontologies

Author Affiliation

Syed Irfan Nabi is Assistant Professor at Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi

Zaheeruddin Asif is Assistant Professor at Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi

Faisal Iradat is Assistant Professor at Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi

Waseem M Arain is Faculty of Computer Science at Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi

Sayeed Ghani is Faculty of Computer Science at Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi

Faculty / School

Faculty of Computer Sciences (FCS)

Department

Department of Computer Science

Was this content written or created while at IBA?

Yes

Document Type

Article

Source Publication

Information (Japan)

ISSN

1343-4500

Disciplines

Computer Sciences | Physical Sciences and Mathematics

Abstract

A lot of effort is being put in securing information. For these to be more effective an all-inclusive, multi-faceted comprehensive picture is required. This can be facilitated by common language and understanding. Information security ontology and native theory can help in resolving this issue. However, current methodologies of ontology development have limitations regarding objectivity, legitimacy, and lack of theory development procedures. To overcome these limitations a novel semi-automatic ontology development, validation, and theorization technique - FocalPoint has been proposed in this paper. It is an extended blend of Grounded Theory and Design Science Research methodologies along with social collaboration that lend promise to objectivity and legitimacy to the resulting ontology and theory. It will be of interest and provide help to researchers and practitioners developing ontologies and theories.

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Published

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