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The Economics of Cybersecurity. Allan Friedman Research Director, Center for Technology Innovation Fellow, Governance Studies Brookings Institution http :// www.brookings.edu / techinnovation.aspx. Uh oh…. http:// www.brookings.edu / techinnovation.aspx.
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The Economics of Cybersecurity • Allan Friedman • Research Director, Center for Technology Innovation • Fellow, Governance Studies • BrookingsInstitution • http://www.brookings.edu/techinnovation.aspx
Uh oh… http://www.brookings.edu/techinnovation.aspx
Topics discussed in Economist cover article Military Strategy Critical Infrastructure US Law & Policy Economic Espionage International Law & Policy Intelligence Community Cyber Terrorism Technology Issues Cyber Crime Distribution of paragraph by topic Economist, July 1 2010 http://www.brookings.edu/techinnovation.aspx
“cybersecurity” http://www.brookings.edu/techinnovation.aspx
“cybersecurity” http://www.brookings.edu/techinnovation.aspx
“cybersecurity” http://www.brookings.edu/techinnovation.aspx
“cybersecurity” http://www.brookings.edu/techinnovation.aspx
Need to disambiguate http://www.brookings.edu/techinnovation.aspx
Scale http://www.brookings.edu/techinnovation.aspx
Urgency http://www.brookings.edu/techinnovation.aspx
Risk Evaluation http://www.brookings.edu/techinnovation.aspx
Framing Matters http://www.brookings.edu/techinnovation.aspx
Who pays? http://www.brookings.edu/techinnovation.aspx
Asymmetric Information http://www.brookings.edu/techinnovation.aspx
Externalities http://www.brookings.edu/techinnovation.aspx
Insurance http://www.brookings.edu/techinnovation.aspx
Market demand for transparency “…not aware that investors have asked for more disclosure in this area” http://www.brookings.edu/techinnovation.aspx
Transparency vs. Accountability http://www.brookings.edu/techinnovation.aspx
Data Breaches http://www.brookings.edu/techinnovation.aspx
Network Effects http://www.brookings.edu/techinnovation.aspx
“Cloud computing” http://www.brookings.edu/techinnovation.aspx
The weakest link http://www.brookings.edu/techinnovation.aspx
Risk http://www.brookings.edu/techinnovation.aspx
Questions? Comments? • Allan Friedman • afriedman@brookings.edu • http://www.brookings.edu/techinnovation.aspx
Regulatory Spectrum Mandated Standards Standards & Practices Purchasing Power Laissez Faire Regulation Liability http://www.brookings.edu/techinnovation.aspx