Research Outputs (School of Computing): Recent submissions

  • Enhancing optimistic access controls with usage control 
    Padayachee, Keshnee Eloff, J.H.P. (2007)
    With the advent of agile programming, lightweight software processes are being favoured over the highly formalized approaches of the past. Likewise access control may benefit from a less prescriptive approach with an ...
  • An Aspect-oriented Implementation of e-Consent to foster Trust 
    Padayachee, Keshnee Eloff, Jan H. P. (2006)
    As society becomes increasingly dependent on software, there is an increasing expectation of information systems to protect the individual’s right to privacy. The process of attaining electronic consent (e-Consent) may ...
  • Aspect-Oriented Code Obfuscation 
    Padayachee, Keshnee (2009)
    This paper reports on an exploratory study investigating the feasibility of using aspect-oriented constructs to instrument objects for the purposes of code obfuscation. With Java programs it is difficult to protect the ...
  • An assessment of software project management maturity in Mauritius 
    Barnard, Andries Eloff, M.M. Sukhoo, Aneerav Van der Poll, John A. (Information Science Institute, 2005)
    It is sometimes very difficult for an organization to adopt a specific software project management methodology in a short space of time. It requires sufficient time, adequate financial support and skilled human resources ...
  • Accommodating soft skills in software project management 
    Sukhoo, Aneerav Barnard, Andries Eloff, Mariki Van der Poll, John Andrew Motah, Mahendrenath (Information Science Institute, 2005)
    Software project management probably is a sector that has witnessed the highest rate of project failure in the world. This is not the case with project management concerned with other disciplines due to better management ...
  • ECIS 2010 panel report : humanities-enriched information systems 
    Kroeze, Jan H Lotriet, Hugo Mavetera, Nehemiah Pfaff, Mark S. Postma, Dirk J.v.R Sewchurran, Kosheek Topi, Heikki (Association for Information Systems, 2011-05)
    This article builds on a panel on Humanities-Enriched Information Systems presented at the 2010 European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), held in Pretoria, South Africa, June 6–9, 2010. The aim of the panel discussion ...
  • Cyber security for home users : a new way of protection through awareness enforcement 
    Kritzinger, E. Von Solms, S.H. (2010)
    We are currently living in an age, where the use of the Internet has become second nature to millions of people. Not only do businesses depend on the Internet for all types of electronic transactions, but more and more ...
  • Information security management : an information security retrieval and awareness model for industry 
    Kritzinger, E. Smith, E. (2008)
    The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual view of an Information Security Retrieval and Awareness (ISRA) model that can be used by industry to enhance information security awareness among employees. A common ...
  • Information security education : bridging the gap between academic institutions and industry 
    Smith, E. Kritzinger, E. Oosthuizen, H.J. Von Solms, S.H. (2005-05)
    Information Security has been established as a growing discipline around the globe. There is however, a shortage of Information Security professionals in industry and a lack of Information Security awareness in organizations. ...
  • Information Security within an e-learning environment 
    Kritzinger, E. Von Solms, S.H. (2008)
    This paper introduces information security within the educational environments that utilize electronic resources. The education environment experienced a paradigm shift over the last several years, due to the rapid growth ...
  • A prototype for enhancing information security awareness in industry 
    Kritzinger, E. Smith, E. (2009-06)
    Human-related information security breaches within organizations are primarily caused by employees who have not been made aware of the importance of protecting the information they work with. Information security awareness ...
  • Teaching safe and secure usage of ICTs in South African schools 
    Padayachee, Keshnee Kritzinger, Elmarie (2010)
    This paper posits that the safety and security concerns while interacting with information communication technology (ICT) devices should be considered as a social skill for school learners. Teaching these concerns specifically ...
  • An aspect-oriented approach to tracing information flow 
    Eloff, J.H.P. Padayachee, Keshnee Bishop, J. (2010)
    There is a duality between access control and information flow control as both mechanisms are concerned with the flow of information. However, information flow control is more than access control, as an illegal flow might ...
  • Deriving projects from the organisational vision using the Vision-to-Projects (V2P) Framework 
    Marnewick, C. Labuschagne, L. (University of South Africa, 2009-12-03)
    Organisations initiate and execute projects at an ever-increasing rate in order to achieve their strategic intentions. Many of these, however, find it difficult to measure the contribution that these projects make towards ...
  • Cognitive fuzzy modeling for enhanced risk assessment in a Health Care Institution 
    Smith, Elme Eloff, J.H.P. (Intelligent Systems and their Applications, IEEE, 2000-04)
    Human observation and intuition form the basis of any risk assessment. The authors propose a cognitive fuzzy modeling approach to risk assessment in health care institutions, building on fuzzy logic's great potential in ...
  • The management of security in cloud computing 
    Ramgovind, S. Eloff, M.M. Smith, E. (Information Security for South Africa, 2010-08-02)
    Cloud computing has elevated IT to newer limits by offering the market environment data storage and capacity with flexible scalable computing processing power to match elastic demand and supply, whilst reducing capital ...
  • Establishing the relationship between IT project management maturity and IT project success in a South African context 
    Sonnekus, R. Labuschagne, L. (2004-05)
    Good project management is often considered the make or break of many an IT project. As a discipline,project management has grown significantly, with standards, methodologies, international best practice and bodies of ...
  • Distance Education as enabler in crossing the digital divide : will the Phoenix fly? 
    Van Biljon, Judy Renaud, Karen (International Development Information Association, 2009-10-28)
    Education, powered by technology, has been hailed as the silver bullet for empowering developing communities and helping them to cross digital divides. The path to success becomes obscured by the complexities of crossing ...
  • Profiling mLearning students according to cultural dimensions : is that possible? 
    Van Biljon, Judy Kotze, P. (SACLA, 2007-07-01)
    Mobile learning (mLearning) is a buzzword in education due to the widespread adoption and prolific use of mobile phones worldwide. Contextualisation, location and culturalisation are important issues in designing and ...
  • Social impact of information technology : implications for a semi-govermental institution 
    Bopape, H. Maishe Lubbe, Sam Klopper, Rembrandt (2009-06-30)
    Universities in SA are an example of Semi-Governmental Institutes. They have developed and implemented a variety of Information Systems (IS) for the use of their students and lecturers. The problem is that insufficient ...

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