An Introduction to Key Themes in the Economics of Cyber Security

Abstract

In this brief paper, I discuss key themes in the budding literature on the economics of cyber-security. My primary focus is on how economics incentives affect the major issues and themes in information security.I thank Jay P. Choi, Chaim Fershtman, Jacques Lawarree, Shlomit Wagman, several anonymous reviewers from WEIS 2005 and this encyclopedia, and seminar participants from WEIS 2005 for their helpful comments. A research grant from Microsoft is gratefully acknowledged. Any opinions expressed are those of the author.