ADAPTING CYBERSECURITY STRATEGIES TO LOCAL AND GLOBAL THREATS: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT FOR MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES

Abstract

This research examines the approach by which Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) respond to cyber threats that originate at the local level and the international level as well. This research aims to investigate these challenges' relative duality and the relevance of qualitative research in analytical processes affecting organizations. By conducting interviews with twenty cybersecurity professionals, IT managers, and executives who work in different industries, the study will identify the trends for change, cooperation, and differences based on the regions of cybersecurity. The research was descriptive, and semi-structured interviews were conducted, which were analyzed under the themes identified with a desire to capture significant patterns. The implication derived from the finding points to the need for maintaining a measure of centralized global governance coupled with decentralized local implementation, the centrality of multilateralism in tackling cross-country cybersecurity threats, and the dilemma MNEs have when contending with heterodox regulations of different regions. Based on the findings, the study provides valuable guidelines for improving cybersecurity features and guarantees adequate instances of changes in worldwide and regional threats.