Table 7 Construct and indicator items with the supporting research
From: Big data analytics: a link between knowledge management capabilities and superior cyber protection
| Â | Construct and indicator items | Supporting research |
|---|---|---|
| Â | KM acquisition process | Â |
ACQ1 | Has processes for acquiring knowledge about our customers. | Gold, Malhotra & Segars, 2001 |
ACQ2 | Has processes for acquiring knowledge about our suppliers. | Gold, Malhotra & Segars, 2002 |
ACQ3 | Has processes for exchanging knowledge with our business partners. | Gold, Malhotra & Segars, 2004 |
ACQ4 | Has processes for acquiring knowledge about competitors within our industry | Gold, Malhotra & Segars, 2006 |
| Â | KM conversion | Â |
COV1 | Has processes for converting knowledge into the design of new products and services | Gold, Malhotra & Segars, 2011 |
COV2 | Has processes for converting competitive intelligence into plans of action | Gold, Malhotra & Segars, 2012 |
COV3 | Has processes for transferring organizational knowledge to individuals. | Gold, Malhotra & Segars, 2014 |
COV4 | Has processes for absorbing knowledge from business partners into the organization | Gold, Malhotra & Segars, 2016 |
COV5 | Has processes for distributing knowledge throughout the organization. | Gold, Malhotra & Segars, 2017 |
| Â | KM application | Â |
APP1 | Has processes for using knowledge in development of new products/service | Gold, Malhotra & Segars, 2022 |
APP2 | Has processes for using knowledge to solve new problems. | Gold, Malhotra & Segars, 2023 |
APP3 | Uses knowledge to adjust strategic direction. | Gold, Malhotra & Segars, 2025 |
APP4 | Is able to locate and apply knowledge to changing competitive condition | Gold, Malhotra & Segars, 2026 |
APP5 | Makes knowledge accessible to those who need it. | Gold, Malhotra & Segars, 2027 |
APP6 | Quickly applies knowledge to critical competitive needs. | Gold, Malhotra & Segars, 2029 |
| Â | Pre-cyber incidence agility | Â |
PRC1 | We identify and detect cyber anomalies faster than previous | Â |
PRC2 | The speed of identifying cyber threats has improved | Â |
PRC3 | We identify vulnerabilities faster | Â |
PRC4 | We are able to respond faster to changing threat landscape | Â |
| Â | Post-cyber incidence Agility | Â |
POC1 | Our speed of responding to potential threat has increased | Â |
POC2 | Our incidence recovery rate has improved | Â |
POC3 | The time to recover from an incidence has gone down | Â |
| Â | Improved cyber incidence detection and resolution | Â |
CID1 | We have reduced the amount of time to collect and analyze data that are relevant to investigations | Â |
CID2 | We have reduced amount of time it takes to resolve cyber incidences | Â |
CID3 | We have reduced risk of cybertheft by reducing the number of false positives | Â |
CID4 | Our threat detection rate has gone up | Â |
| Â | Reduced business impacts | Â |
RBI1 | Cyber Incidences has less impacts on our productivity | Â |
RBI2 | Financial loss from cyber incidence has reduced considerably | Â |
RBI3 | Risk to theft of intellectual property by cyber criminals have dropped | Â |
RBI4 | Overall the business impacts of breaches have reduced significantly | Â |
| Â | Big Data Analytics Adoption measurements | Â |
BDA1 | We have access to very large, unstructured, or fast-moving data for analysis | Davenport (2014) |
BDA2 | We integrate data from multiple internal sources into a data warehouse or mart for easy access | Davenport (2014) |
BDA3 | We have explored or adopted parallel computing approaches (e.g. Hadoop) to big data processing | Davenport (2014) |
BDA4 | We have explored or adopted different data visualization tools | Davenport (2014) |
BDA5 | We have explored or adopted new forms of databases such as Not Only SQL (NoSQL) for storing data | Gordon (2007) |
BDA6 | We have explored or adopted open source software for big data analytics | Davenport (2014) |