Systems security requirements analysis for M-Government transformation

Abstract

With the launch of smart government initiatives, it is important to analyze the security requirements that will enable the decision makers to successfully carry out the process of transformation to mobile government (M-Government). This paper presents a security analysis using the security requirements engineering SQUARE method in the context of the M-Government transformation. The mobile application architectures are evaluated as a case study using the SQUARE method. In particular, the main contribution of this paper is the analysis of the outcomes of the SQUARE method using qualitative evaluation criteria.