Reputation as Public Policy for Internet Security: A Field Study

• Main Authors: TANG, Qian, Linden, Leigh L., Quarterman, John S., Whinston, Andrew
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2012
• Subjects: Security; public policy; filed study; quasi-experiment; reputation; incentive; Computer Sciences; E-Commerce
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/1844; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/2843/viewcontent/Reputation_as_Public_Policy_for_Internet_Security__A_Field_Study_1_.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Cybersecurity is a national priority in this big data era. Because of the lack of incentives and the existence of negative externality, companies often underinvest in addressing security risks and accidents, despite government and industry recommendations. In the present article, we propose a method...