Corporate Security: An Australian Ostrich

A recent study of 50 Australian information systems development environments highlights a continuing lack of corporate security measures by Australian business organizations. Project managers and developers are battling the rising surge of computer‐related crime with little support from their corporate management. This has occurred in spite of refinements in software development and the subsequent constraints on access to these systems at a working plane. Outlines, for corporate management, the results regarding lack of corporate commitment to the security of information systems in Australia and recommends actions to rectify the current predicament.