The Internet of Things (IoT) has become one of the most attractive domains nowadays. It works by creating a special network between physical devices such as vehicles, home equipment, and other items. In recent days, the common technologies of communication such as Wi-Fi and 2G/3G/4G cellular networks are insufficient for IoT networks because they are designed to serve appliances with immense processing capabilities such as laptops and PCs. Moreover, most of these technologies are centralized and use an existing infrastructure. Currently, new communication technologies such as Z-Wave, 6LowPAN, and Thread are dedicated to the IoT and have been developed to meet its requirements. These technologies can handle many factors such as range, data requirements, security, power demands, and battery life. Nevertheless, the security issues in IoT systems have major concerns and issues because vulnerabilities in such systems may result in fatal catastrophes. In this paper, an enhanced IoT security framework for authentication and authorization is proposed and implemented to protect the IoT protocols from different types of attacks such as man-in-the-middle attacks, reply attacks, and brute force attacks. The proposed framework combines an enhanced token authentication that has identity verification capabilities and a new sender verification mechanism on the IoT device side based on time stamps, which in turn can mitigate the need for local identity verification methods in IoT devices. The proposed IoT security framework was tested using security analysis with different types of attacks compared with previous related frameworks. The analysis shows the high capability of the proposed framework to protect IoT networks against many types of attacks compared with the currently available security frameworks. Finally, the proposed framework was developed using Windows applications to simulate the framework phases, check its validity through the real network, and calculate the payload time added.

Information systems projects are collective, collaborative, complex, knowledge-intensive and creative efforts that involve many people working in different phases and activities. Therefore, the knowledge and its management are considered valuable resources for guaranteeing the success of these projects. This paper attempts to present a conceptual framework that integrates the knowledge management processes (discovery, capture, sharing, and application) during the phases of information systems project management (initiation, planning, execution, and closing-down). It is expected that the application of the proposed framework by IT companies will improve the success rate of IS projects, through enhancing the exchange and transfer of knowledge and experience among team members. This will also result in establishment of a knowledge repository that will serve as a reference of best practices and lessons learned that will support decision making for upcoming futuristic projects.

Despite the widespread significance of digital marketing in disseminating information about products and services across a vast customer base via diverse networks, a noteworthy proportion of businesses still struggle to comprehend the crucial factors underpinning the success of viral campaigns. This study aims not only to bridge this knowledge gap but also to introduce an innovative framework that underscores various factors that amplify the potency of social networks and emphasizes an often-overlooked element in customer engagement: the psychological state of customers. Empirical validation of the framework was conducted using a sample of 135 respondents, which was analyzed using the structured equation modeling technique. The study's findings show that the strength of social connections (strong ties) and the psychological disposition of customers significantly shape the generation and viral dissemination of marketing content across diverse networks. The importance of this research lies in its potential application by commercial companies for conducting promotional and marketing campaigns. By leveraging the proposed model, businesses can effectively promote their products and services, thus achieving their strategic objectives and gaining a competitive advantage in an environment characterized by intense competition and constant change. Doi: 10.28991/HIJ-2024-05-01-011 Full Text: PDF

Due to the rapid global growth in the information and communication technologies, many Jordanian banks have invested heavily to develop their e-banking services in a bid to transform these services from traditional to electronic. This study aims to propose a scale for analyzing factors that influence e-banking quality in the commercial banking sector in Jordan. The proposed scale dimensions are identified based on many e-service quality scales and on an extensive revising of the related literature. The proposed five dimensions for measuring e-banking service quality are: efficiency, reliability, responsiveness, privacy/security, and communication. The contribution of this paper is to create awareness among banks managers to pay more attention to e-banking service quality, as well as assisting them to enhance e-banking channel performance and effectiveness through assisting in formulating appropriate marketing strategies for e-banking. The findings of this study provide useful information which is helpful for the banks providing e-banking services, how they can improve their bank's strategic position for longer period of time through satisfying customers, establishing, developing and maintaining successful and strong relationships which in tum will results in increased business performance of banks. The study discusses the importance of these findings for practitioners and for future research on e-banking service quality in Jordan and abroad.