eBusiness Research

The e-Business Research Program conducts management and technical research on a range of security, audit, and assurance issues in the e-business domain. Areas of research include; security and control of information systems, e-business systems with an emphasis on the design of secure and auditable systems, e-crime and computer forensics methodologies, legal issues and tools and techniques, assurance of systems, transactions and databases, risk management and the identification of risks to e-business systems.

Research Program

• Objectives
• Current & Future Research Programmes
• Impact on Industry
• Partnerships

Objectives

Aims to provide a timely review of the current status and potential impact of business-to-business (B2B) electronic commerce in the Australian OTC markets.

• Analyse the ongoing significance of current trends
• Propose a framework For monitoring the industry's evolution
• Set forth a blueprint for immediate action
• Outline a strategic approach to ensure the industry's future competitiveness

Current & Future Research Programmes

• E-Business Risk Management, Security, and Assurance in the Financial Wholesale Banking Market
• ICAA Security & Risks in Business to Customer e-Business
• Research project to jointly develop a risk management tool ARL (Audit Risk Language) with Jeffrey Bergman from the consulting firm Jeff Bergman and Co - in progress

Impact on Industry

• SIRCA, KPMG and AFMA launched their joint report, New Frontiers: Assessing the Impact of Electronic Commerce on Australia's Wholesale Financial Markets, in 2001. The report looks into the current status and potential impact of business-to-business electronic commerce in Australian OTC markets.
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• SIRCA produced the report - E-Business Project Risk. Report on SIRCA / KPMG Industry Focus Group. The purpose of this report was to promote debate about the nature of E-Business Project Risks, focussing on three areas: the extent to which e-business development projects differ from other IT development projects; the nature of e-business project risk; and strategies for mitigating e-business project risk.
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Partnerships

The e-Business Research Program is newly established and is actively seeking partnerships with related organisations.