The Perceived Value of Cybersecurity Analyses and Frameworks for an IT Company

Master's thesis in Cyber security (IS507) Recent trends show an increasing rate of cyberattacks against private companies and public organizations. Existing cybersecurity analyses and frameworks offer a set of guidelines for preparedness and security countermeasures against cyberthreats. However, there is little knowledge on the perceived value of these. This thesis explores the value of common cybersecurity analyses and frameworks, to understand their values for the organizations looking for a holistic overview of the possible countermeasures against cyberattacks. A choice made for the study was to mainly focus on IT companies as cases. To address the challenging nature of the thesis topic…