Digital transformation is a revolutionary technology that will play a vital role in major industries, including global governments. These administrations are taking the initiative to incorporate digital programs with their objective being to provide digital infrastructure as a basic utility for every citizen, provide on demand services with superior governance, and empower their citizens digitally. However, security and privacy are major barriers in adopting these mechanisms, as organizations and individuals are concerned about their private and financial data. Impact of Digital Transformation on Security Policies and Standards is an essential research book that examines the policies, standards, and mechanisms for security in all types of digital applications and focuses on blockchain and its imminent impact on financial services in supporting smart government, along with bitcoin and the future of digital payments. Highlighting topics such as cryptography, privacy management, and e-government, this book is ideal for security analysts, data scientists, academicians, policymakers, security professionals, IT professionals, government officials, finance professionals, researchers, and students.

The new OECD SME and Entrepreneurship Outlook presents the latest trends in performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and provides a comprehensive overview of business conditions and policy frameworks for SMEs and entrepreneurs. This year’s edition provides comparative evidence on business dynamism, productivity growth, wage gaps and export trends by firm size across OECD countries and emerging economies.

Heavily dominated by the sector of information and communication technologies, economic organizations pursue digital transformation as a differentiating factor and source of competitive advantage. Understanding the challenges of digital transformation is critical to managers to ensure business sustainability. However, there are some problems, such as architecture, security, and reliability, among others, that bring with them the need for studies and investments in this area to avoid significant financial losses. Digital transformation encompasses and challenges many areas, such as business models, organizational structures, human privacy, management, and more, creating a need to investigate the challenges associated with it to create a roadmap for this new digital transformation era. The Handbook of Research on Digital Transformation and Challenges to Data Security and Privacy presents the main challenges of digital transformation and the threats it poses to information security and privacy, as well as models that can contribute to solving these challenges in economic organizations. While highlighting topics such as information systems, digital trends, and information governance, this book is ideally intended for managers, data analysts, cybersecurity professionals, IT specialists, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students working in fields that include digital transformation, information management, information security, information system reliability, business continuity, and data protection.

Cybersecurity threats have become ubiquitous and continue to topple every facet of the digital realm as they are a problem for anyone with a gadget or hardware device. However, there are some actions and safeguards that can assist in avoiding these threats and challenges; further study must be done to ensure businesses and users are aware of the current best practices. Cybersecurity Issues, Challenges, and Solutions in the Business World considers cybersecurity innovation alongside the methods and strategies for its joining with the business industry and discusses pertinent application zones such as smart city, e-social insurance, shrewd travel, and more. Covering key topics such as blockchain, data mining, privacy, security issues, and social media, this reference work is ideal for security analysts, forensics experts, business owners, computer scientists, policymakers, industry professionals, researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, instructors, and students.

This book presents the implementation of novel concepts and solutions, which allows to enhance the cyber security of administrative and industrial systems and the resilience of economies and societies to cyber and hybrid threats. This goal can be achieved by rigorous information sharing, enhanced situational awareness, advanced protection of industrial processes and critical infrastructures, and proper account of the human factor, as well as by adequate methods and tools for analysis of big data, including data from social networks, to find best ways to counter hybrid influence. The implementation of these methods and tools is examined here as part of the process of digital transformation through incorporation of advanced information technologies, knowledge management, training and testing environments, and organizational networking. The book is of benefit to practitioners and researchers in the field of cyber security and protection against hybrid threats, as well as to policymakers and senior managers with responsibilities in information and knowledge management, security policies, and human resource management and training.

The rise of technology has proven to be a threat to personal data, cyberspace protection, and organizational security. However, these technologies can be used to enhance the effectiveness of institutional security. Through the use of blockchain and the internet of things (IoT), organizations may combat cybercriminals and better protect their privacy. The Research Anthology on Convergence of Blockchain, Internet of Things, and Security describes the implementation of blockchain and IoT technologies to better protect personal and organizational data as well as enhance overall security. It also explains the tools, applications, and emerging innovations in security and the ways in which they are enhanced by blockchain and IoT. Covering topics such as electronic health records, intrusion detection, and software engineering, this major reference work is an essential resource for business leaders and executives, IT managers, computer scientists, hospital administrators, security professionals, law enforcement, students and faculty of higher education, librarians, researchers, and academicians.

The nexus between globalization and digitalization presents unprecedented opportunities and complex challenges in today's rapidly evolving digital landscape. As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, there is a pressing need to understand how these forces interact to shape our economies, societies, and environment. However, existing knowledge gaps hinder our ability to harness their full potential for sustainable development. Developing Digital Inclusion Through Globalization and Digitalization addresses this critical issue by comprehensively analyzing the relationship between globalization and digitalization. This book serves as a roadmap for policymakers, industry leaders, academics, and international organizations seeking to navigate the complexities of the digital age and leverage globalization and digitalization for sustainable development.