Economic aspects of information security: An emerging field of research

Lawrence A. Gordon () and Martin Loeb ()
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Lawrence A. Gordon: University of Maryland

Information Systems Frontiers, 2006, vol. 8, issue 5, No 1, 335-337

Abstract: Abstract This paper chronicles the development of economics of information security as an academic area of research. It also describes the contributions of the papers in the special section of this issue devoted to the topic.

Keywords: Information security; Economic aspect; Security cost (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1007/s10796-006-9010-7

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