This paper reports research-in-progress that considers standardization as an enabler in business ecosystems. Based on issues encountered, we propose that: business model design is also critical for standards bodies; standards can separate competition from cooperation; standards employ rule-centric designs; and requirements specification and compliance checking are essential. The propositions ar...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is proposing a model to determine the gaps between security standards requirements and the reality of implementation ISMS. Design/methodology/approach – The research approach analyzes the various industry standards relevant to information security and responses gained from interviewing with 45 individuals of IT professionals and information security experts (...

Several standards and best practices have been proposed for critical infrastructure protection. However, the scale and complexity of critical infrastructure assets renders manual compliance checking difficult, if not impossible. This paper focuses on the automated assessment of security compliance of electrical power grid assets. A security model based on predicate calculus is used to express i...

In today’s IT-centric environment, businesses rely more heavily on IT technologies. Organizations are often obliged to satisfy different requirements demanded and imposed by customers, business partners and legal entities. With increasing regulatory requirements, various best practices and standards are phenomenally employed to benchmark organizational adherence to different regulations. In a h...

Introduction: The role of scrub in the prevention of post-surgery infections is well-known. This study aimed to investigate the inputs and process of surgical scrub in operating rooms of the largest heart hospital of northwest Iran. Methods: This study took place with a before-after design as a clinical audit in 2014. A check list developed based on national and international standards of surgi...