Cyber Security: Are Economic Incentives Adequate?

Protecting national critical infrastructure assets from cyber incidents is an important challenge. One facet of this challenge is that the vast majority of the owners and operators of critical infrastructure components are public or private companies. This paper examines the threats faced by for-profit critical infrastructure entities, the incentives and drivers that influence investment in cyber security measures, and how policy initiatives might influence cyber preparedness in critical infrastructure entities.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: IFIP
• Authors: Scott Dynes, Eric Goetz, Michael Freeman
• Keywords: Communications, Critical Infrastructure, Critical Infrastructure Assets, Critical Infrastructure Entities, IFIP 2007