Hybrid Network Security Model for Small and Mid Sized Enterprises

Abstract

The majority of contemporary information security management studies are focused on the information security of large organizations and MNCs preventing security threats. However, the case of the management of Small and Medium sized (SME) companies are fairly different. SME businesses are more insecure since they cannot afford expensive technologies. There is a lack of effective procedures, improvement skills, and effort required for security management. Due to insufficient budgets, there will be a lack of huge investments in IT service infrastructures and workforce. These smaller companies are the potential targets for cyber criminals and the resources they lack make them easier to victimize as compared with the big companies. Malicious web content conjointly occurs as one of the key security issues. This paper proposes an effective hybrid security model that mimics the Amazon Web Services Identity & Access Management (AWS IAM) and compares it with the pre-existing models to showcase its adaptability, security and cloud friendly nature that compliments the developing SME nature.