MSc in Information Management
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Students enrolled in the MSc in Information Management programme are required to complete a thesis as part of fulfilling their academic requirements. This collection includes merit-based theses submitted by postgraduate candidates specialising in Information Management. Abstracts are available for public viewing, while the full texts can be accessed on-site within the library.
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Publication Open Access Evaluating the Efficiency and Effectiveness Of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard [PCI DSS] In Preventing Payment Card Data Breaches.(SLIIT, 2025-12) Batugedara, S.D.This paper addresses the growing challenge faced by merchants dealing with credit card transactions which are known to be payment card data breaches and efficiency and effectiveness of payment card industry data security standards. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a critical framework designed to protect cardholder data and mitigate the risks associated with payment card data breaches. However, despite widespread adoption, the efficiency and effectiveness of PCI DSS in preventing data breaches remains areas of ongoing debate. This study evaluates PCI DSS's role in safeguarding payment card information, focusing on its operational efficiency and ability to prevent breaches effectively. Very few studies were carried out to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of PCI DSS in preventing payment card data breaches. To address this gap, this study will analyze the data on factors affecting the efficiency and effectiveness of PCI DSS in preventing payment card data breaches. A comprehensive questionnaire was conducted across multiple financial institutions to gather data from security experts on pertinent factors affecting the efficiency and effectiveness of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). This data was meticulously analyzed through a structured analysis using SmartPLS to gauge the effectiveness and efficiency of PCI DSS in thwarting payment card data breaches. The success factors of PCI DSS in preventing data breaches considered in this study are network and system security, data protection, access and identity management, and monitoring and governance. The iv findings revealed that the efficiency and effectiveness of PCI DSS in preventing data breaches is critically contingent on these factors. With a statistical significance level set below 0.05, the study highlights how adherence to PCI DSS protocols, combined with robust security practices, substantially enhances data protection. This research offers profound insights into refining PCI DSS frameworks and supports the enhancement of security measures to boost the safeguarding of payment card information and prevent data breaches. Also, as the recommendations, after exploring factors affecting the efficiency and effectiveness of PCI DSS in preventing payment card data breaches, the challenges of PCI DSS implementation, asses the applicability and suitability of related security and audit frameworks and proposes recommendations by observing the results and by using the frameworks such as COBIT, ITIL, and ISO 27002 for robust data and information protection. Ultimately, the study underscores the need for continuous improvement in compliance strategies to address evolving security threats effectively.Publication Embargo An Empirical Evaluation of SQA Practices and Their Effectiveness in Sri Lankan Software Industry(2021) Weerakoon, H.M.K.Quality Assurance (QA) refers to the planned activities carried out in a system, so that quality requirements for a product or service will be fulfilled. It is the systematic measurement, comparison with standards, analyzing processes and associated feedbacks focusing on high level of accuracy. Quality assurance in software is a highly demanding and an emerging area effecting to the success or failure of a software project critically, hence an integral part of project management. The importance of sustaining a positive quality assurance is highly determined by the fact that it builds a proactive management system that reduces the rework amount, leading to low cost and improve productivity. Software Quality Assurance (SQA) domain deals with the quality principles in software engineering development processes. It defines and measures the outputs at different stages of software development process quantifying the quality in terms of defects. In Sri Lanka software industry is the fifth largest job category according to 2019 ICT Workforce survey by the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA). The objectives of this study are achieved by gathering data by consultation with IT professionals; developers, QA engineers, project managers and analyze them by the use of various statistical techniques such as, percentage analysis, chi-squared analysis and correlation analysis presenting results in suitable hypothesis and relevant interpretation. The purpose of this empirical evaluation is to explore different SQA practices across a range of IT organizations in Sri Lanka aiming to help these organizations to identify what approaches in eliminating bugs are effective and support finetuning their QA strategies in software development projects by focusing on few of important areas, such as, software testing, quantitative project management, etc. while bridging the gaps identified in various areas of project management relating to software development.