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Anandakumar Haldorai and Evelyn Sharma, “A Cross-Regional Analysis of Cybersecurity Practices, Regulatory Policies, and Market Dynamics in Global E-Business”, Journal of Enterprise and Business Intelligence, vol.6, no.1, pp. 001-010, January 2026. doi: 10.53759/5181/JEBI202606001.
