Shared situational awareness in information security incident management

The role of participatory reportage and awareness-raising in the process of Information Security Incident Management (ISIM) has been identified as a critical approach towards proactive information security in organizations. Studies show that reporting, communication and awareness processes are fragmented and imprecise. This paper presents a review and discussion of the concept of Shared Situational Awareness towards addressing this concern. Based on this review of extant literature, this paper aims to propose a conceptual model combining the planned and participatory reporting and awareness mechanisms of Shared Situational Awareness in organizations, towards improving the process of ISIM.