System and Data Capture Framework Insights into Breach Data toward Improved Feedback

Abstract

A secure information infrastructure is required to sustain competitive advantage. Despite creditable efforts, there are visible failures of Information Security (IS). Breach data offers necessary relatively unbiased and robust feedback to reveal what is overlooked for apt countermeasures and improved IS decisions. None of the previous works done analyzing breach data critically examine the process of breach data capture and reporting system, and breach data capture frameworks from a holistic perspective for improved substantive feedback, which this work addressed. A model of breach data capture and reporting system was proposed through argumentation and a fluid iterative cycle of awareness, suggestion, development, evaluation and conclusion. A breach data capture framework was proposed through argumentation and examination of existing related frameworks, employing the fluid iterative cycle, while fostering acceptability. The framework was evaluated in comparison with existing breach data capture frameworks. The proposed model and framework are complimentary efforts for substantive feedback toward apt countermeasures and improved IS decisions.

Keywords: Model, data capture framework, breach data system, breach data capture, framework.