Risk and Security Management in SaaS Startup
Kauppinen, Teppo (2024)
2024
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202405038963
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202405038963
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Startup founders and executives often lack formal training in risk and security management, a key oversight within the fast-paced startup environment. The amount of available information can be overwhelming for anyone without prior domain experience making it impossible to know where to start and what should be prioritised.
This thesis bridges this gap by developing a practical toolkit tailored for cloud-native early-stage startups building SaaS products. The toolkit will focus on core aspects of risk identification, assessment, and mitigation along with cybersecurity best practices for startups.
This thesis is based on the author’s work for a Finnish cryptocurrency financing startup in 2021 and 2022 and it has been transformed into generic risk and cybersecurity management guidelines that helps the founders and executives to lead and manage the startup’s risk and security.
This thesis bridges this gap by developing a practical toolkit tailored for cloud-native early-stage startups building SaaS products. The toolkit will focus on core aspects of risk identification, assessment, and mitigation along with cybersecurity best practices for startups.
This thesis is based on the author’s work for a Finnish cryptocurrency financing startup in 2021 and 2022 and it has been transformed into generic risk and cybersecurity management guidelines that helps the founders and executives to lead and manage the startup’s risk and security.