-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] CFP: Special Issue on Cybersecurity Incident Response in Organizations - Computers & Security Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2020 21:11:32 +0000 From: Sean Maynard sean.maynard@unimelb.edu.au To: aisworld@lists.aisnet.org aisworld@lists.aisnet.org

Special Issue on Cybersecurity Incident Response in Organizations https://www.journals.elsevier.com/computers-and-security/call-for-papers/spe... Submission Deadline: May 1, 2021

Guest Editors Atif Ahmad, University of Melbourne, Australia atif@unimelb.edu.au Sean Maynard, University of Melbourne, Australia seanbm@unimelb.edu.au. Richard Baskerville, Georgia State University, USA baskerville@acm.org

Special Issue Details The evolving cyber-threat landscape has given rise to new and increasingly potent attacks against organizations. Human attackers use sophisticated tools and techniques to disrupt and destroy cyber infrastructures, deny organizations access to IT services, and steal sensitive information including Intellectual Property, trade secrets and customer data.

Incident response takes place under considerable time pressure in a dynamic and rapidly changing environment with high levels of information load, information diversity and task uncertainty. Effective response requires command, control and coordination of diverse teams of organizational stakeholders as they develop situation awareness, adapt to the rapidly evolving situation, raise the necessary resources, and respond to threats.

The practice of incident response is a relatively under-studied area of research. The purpose of this special issue is to collect and disseminate the latest advances in this area for a broad audience. We seek submissions that study the real-world problem of incident response and contribute sound practical advice to industry. Papers could employ qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods and design science techniques. Exploratory case studies and action research are welcome.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): - In-depth and revelatory case studies of incident response practice in organizations - Maturity models of incident response - Novel conceptualizations of the practice of incident response (e.g. response agility, communication and coordination, organizational learning, knowledge sharing, sense-making, situation awareness, process improvement) - Management of the incident response function (e.g. strategy, policy, risk, training) - Adoption of novel technologies for incident response (e.g. data-fusion and real-time analytics)

Important Dates Submission Deadline: May 1, 2021 First Round of Reviews: Aug 1, 2021 Second Round of Reviews: Feb 1, 2022 Final Decision: May 1, 2022 _______________________________________________ AISWorld mailing list AISWorld@lists.aisnet.org