Factors Influencing the Organizational Decision to Outsource IT Security: A Review and Research Agenda. (arXiv:2208.12875v1 [cs.CR])

IT security outsourcing is the process of contracting a third-party security
service provider to perform, the full or partial IT security functions of an
organization. Little is known about the factors influencing organizational
decisions in outsourcing such a critical function. Our review of the research
and practice literature identified several managerial factors and legal
factors. We found research in IT security outsourcing to be immature and the
focus areas not addressing the critical issues facing industry practice. We
therefore present …

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