Information Theft Prevention

7 Application of Collaborative Management in Information Theft Prevention

7.1. Introduction

This chapter presents results of cross-case analysis in selected UK retail companies, adapted from Okeke (2015), to show the benefits of collaborative management while conducting information security audit (ISA) while preventing internal information theft. The approach of the collaborative audit has only enhanced the audit plan, criteria, scope and duration; it has also improved the audit report, efficiency and effectiveness of the audit operations in compliance with regulations. The case results provided in this chapter acknowledge that the collaborative ISA approach enhances the management effort in building a strong work ethic in prevention of internal ...