The Deterrent and Displacement Effects of Information Security Enforcement: International Evidence

• Main Authors: PNG, Ivan P. L., WANG, Chen-Yu, QIU-HONG WANG
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2008
• Subjects: economics; information security; security attacks; security enforcement; unemployment rate; Computer Sciences; Information Security
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/3224
• Institution: Singapore Management University

We adapt the event study methodology from research in financial economics to study the impact of government enforcement and economic opportunities on information security attacks. We found limited evidence that domestic enforcement deters attacks within the country. However, we found compelling evid...