Moufida Sadok

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Dr. Moufida Sadok

Ph.D Information Systems Management (University Pierre-Mendes France, Grenoble, France)

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I am currently a senior lecturer in cybercrime and cybersecuirty at the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Portsmouth, UK. I hold a Ph.D in Information Systems Management from the University Pierre Mendes France in Grenoble, France. I teach across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules such as Information secuirty management and Global landscape of cybersecuirty.

My main areas of research interest include:

-Socio-technical approaches to information systems security

-Cybersecurity and work systems

-Social engineering and human-related risks

-Usable security

-Design and development of secuirty policies

-User acceptance of security policies and technologies

-Organisational governance for cybersecurity 

-Global governance of cybersecurity

-Sustainability as governance and systemic sustainability issues 

These topics provide opportunities to completment technical and formalised paradigms in the developement and implementation of security policies. These research areas also create opportunities for knowledge tranfert and collaborative partnership with industry and governmental organisations.

 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

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  • An exploration into the requirements and responsibilities of CISO roles: Balancing art with science

    Sadok, M. & Reid, I., 20 Dec 2025, Proceedings of the 11th International Workshop on Socio-Technical Perspectives in Information Systems (STPIS 2025). Latkovikj, M. T., Bednar, P., Rajanen, M., Kävrestad, J., Hult, H. V. & Elbanna, A. (eds.). CEUR Workshop Proceedings, Vol. 4134. 6 p. 5. (Proceedings of the International Workshop on Socio-Technical Perspectives in Information Systems).

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  • An exploration into work practices of physical security professionals: a sociotechnical perspective

    Korhonen, M. & Sadok, M., 16 Aug 2024, STPIS 2024 Socio-Technical Perspectives in Information Systems 2024: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Socio-Technical Perspectives in Information Systems (STPIS 2024). Bednar, P., Kävrestad, J., Bergström, E., Rajanen, M., Vallo Hult, H., Braccini, A. M., Sigridur Islind, A. & Zaghloul, F. (eds.). CEUR Workshop Proceedings, p. 161-171 11 p. (CEUR Workshop Proceedings; vol. 3857).

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  • Information security: still not my job!

    Bednar, P. & Sadok, M., 28 Dec 2024, Navigating Digital Transformation: Organizational Change, Digital Work, and Individual Behavior. Agrifoglio, R., Lazazzara, A. & Za, S. (eds.). 1st ed. Springer, p. 63-74 12 p. (Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation; vol. 73).

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  • How do professionals assess security risks in practice? An exploratory study

    Harris, W. & Sadok, M., 10 Jul 2023, (Early online) In: Security Journal.

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  • IS and cybersecurity practice: avoiding self-sabotage

    Bednar, P., Welch, C. & Sadok, M., 27 Oct 2023, Proceedings STPIS2023: Proceedings of The 9th International Conference on Socio-Technical Perspectives in IS, October 27-28, Portsmouth, UK . Bednar, P., Zaghloul, F., Welch, C., Nolte, A., Rajanen, M., Islind, A. S., Hult, H. V. & Braccini, A. R. (eds.). CEUR Workshop Proceedings, Vol. 3598. p. 138-145 8 p. (CEUR Workshop Proceeding).

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