Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

Information security implications of using NLP in IT outsourcing: a Diffusion of Innovation theory perspective

Information security implications of using NLP in IT outsourcing: a Diffusion of Innovation... Information technology outsourcing (ITO) is a USD multi-trillion industry. There is growing competition among ITO service providers to improve their service deliveries. Natural language processing (NLP) is a technique, which can be leveraged to gain a competitive advantage in the ITO industry. This paper explores the information security implications of using NLP in ITO. First, it explores the use of NLP to enhance information security risk management (ISRM) in ITO. Then, it delves into the information security risks (ISRs) that may arise from the use of NLP in ITO. Finally, it proposes possible ISRM approaches to address those ISRs in ITO from the use of NLP. The study follows a qualitative approach using the case study method. Nine participants from three organisations (an ITO client, service provider and sub-contractor) engaged in an ITO relationship in the ICT industry were interviewed through a semi-structured questionnaire. The research findings were verified through a focus group. Case study scenarios are provided for a clear understanding of the findings. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first study to investigate the information security implications of the use of NLP in ITO. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Automated Software Engineering Springer Journals

Information security implications of using NLP in IT outsourcing: a Diffusion of Innovation theory perspective

Loading next page...
 
/lp/springer-journals/information-security-implications-of-using-nlp-in-it-outsourcing-a-AnZ8GldYlz

References (56)

Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2021
ISSN
0928-8910
eISSN
1573-7535
DOI
10.1007/s10515-021-00286-x
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

Information technology outsourcing (ITO) is a USD multi-trillion industry. There is growing competition among ITO service providers to improve their service deliveries. Natural language processing (NLP) is a technique, which can be leveraged to gain a competitive advantage in the ITO industry. This paper explores the information security implications of using NLP in ITO. First, it explores the use of NLP to enhance information security risk management (ISRM) in ITO. Then, it delves into the information security risks (ISRs) that may arise from the use of NLP in ITO. Finally, it proposes possible ISRM approaches to address those ISRs in ITO from the use of NLP. The study follows a qualitative approach using the case study method. Nine participants from three organisations (an ITO client, service provider and sub-contractor) engaged in an ITO relationship in the ICT industry were interviewed through a semi-structured questionnaire. The research findings were verified through a focus group. Case study scenarios are provided for a clear understanding of the findings. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first study to investigate the information security implications of the use of NLP in ITO.

Journal

Automated Software EngineeringSpringer Journals

Published: Jul 16, 2021

Keywords: Information security risk (ISR); Information security risk management (ISRM); Information technology outsourcing (ITO); Natural language processing (NLP)

There are no references for this article.