Identifying Security Risks of Digital Transformation - An Engineering Perspective

Abstract

Technological advancements continue to disrupt how organizations compete and create value in almost every industry and society. The recent digital transformation movement has expanded the reliance of companies and organizations in software technologies, such as cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence, internet-of-things, and also increase the risk associated with software usage. This work aims at identifying security risks associated with these technologies from an engineering management perspective. We conducted two focused groups and a literature review to gather and discuss the list of security risks. The findings have implications for both practitioners to manage software security risks and future research work.