Abstract
Cross-cultural cyber security research can identify important patterns and implications for practice and research. Tensions may arise from historic and current colonial and imperial structures, which may be heightened in cyber security due to the links between cyber security, state security and economic security. With awareness and consideration of these tensions driving more inclusive and diverse research benefitting practice, and the minimal available literature currently, it is critical to explore this area. In this study, we investigate these tensions in an Australian context. Advancing the research area by helping researchers and policymakers design more considered research and policies delivering improved societal value, we suggest three steps: establish how current ideologies and structures may be colonial or imperial in nature; demonstrate the implications of these aspects; and design mechanisms to circumvent, mitigate or invert these aspects to prevent, undo or reduce inequality and discrimination.
Recommended Citation
Tsen, Elinor and Ko, Ryan Kl, "Colleagues or Colonisers? - Exploratory insight into the
cyber security decolonisation process" (2025). ACIS 2025 Proceedings. 113.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/acis2025/113