Reserach
My main area of interest is social and organizational aspects in information security, value conflicts as well as compliance with information security policies.
Recent teaching
Privacy and Securtiy master program Orebro univesrity
Information and IT-security
Networks Security master program Luleå University of technology
Quality assurance
System development methods
Research areas
Informations Systems security
Systems development methods
Publications
Publications
Dhillon G., Kolkowska E (2010). Can a Cloud be Really Secure?- A Socratic Dialogue, workshop on Security and Privacy in Cloud Computing (SPCC2010), 29th January 2010 - Brussels, Belgium
Kolkowska E (2009). A Value Perspective on Information System Security - Exploring IS security objectives, problems and value conflicts, licentiate thesis, Swedish Business School, Orebro University, Orebro
Kolkowska, E., Hedström, K., Karlsson, F. (2009). Information Security Goals in a Swedish Hospital. 8^th Annual Security Conference, 15-16 April, Las Vegas, USA.
Kolkowska E (2009). Lack of compliance with IS security rules: value conflicts in Social Services in Sweden. 8^th Annual Security Conference, 15-16 April, Las Vegas, USA.
Hedström, K., Karlsson, F., Kolkowska, E. (2009) Managing Information Systems Security - Compliance Between Users and Managers. Vol. 11, Issue 2, p. 30-31.
Kolkowska E, Hedström K, Karlsson F (2008) Information Security Goals in a Swedish Hospital. The 31st Information Systems Research Seminar in Scandinavia, 10-13 August, Åre, Sweden.
Kolkowska, E. (2006) Values for Information System Security in an academic environment - a pilot study., Published in the Proceedings of the 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems (AMCIS) August 4-6 2006, Acapulco, Mexico.
Kolkowska, E. (2005) Value Sensitive Approach to Information System Security”, Published in the Proceedings of the 11th Americas Conference On Information Systems (AMCIS) August 11-15 2005, Omaha, USA.
Kolkowska E (2004). Values in managing of IS security - the Ph.D theses project. Proceedings of the 27rd Information System Research Seminar in Scandinavia (IRIS 27). Falkenberg, Sweden , 14-17 augusti 2004.
Kolkowska E (2004). Values in managing of IS security. In Proceedings of the Third Security Conference, Boardwalk Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, April 14-15 2004.
Kolkowska E, Aderud J, Oscarson P (2003). Conflicts between usability and information security- a literature review, Proceedings of the 26rd Information System Research Seminar in Scandinavia (IRIS 26). Haikko Manor, Finland , 9-12 augusti 2003.
Other areas of interest
Values, humans and security, security behaviour, scenarios methods