Real Option Applications to Information Security

Real options present advantages over the standard discounting methods. In this paper we analyze them briefly and examine their potential applications on information security. The applications of real options on valuation of information assets, information security investment and capital budgeting provide considerable benefits. Finally portfolios of real options and other financial products can reduce information security risk.

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	PETRATOS, Pythagoras
Published in:	Communications & Strategies. - IDATE. - Vol. 1.2008, 70, p. 15-26
Publisher:	IDATE
Subject:	Real options \| information security \| valuation \| information security investment \| capital budgeting \| portfolio theory \| information security risk

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Classification:	L86 - Information and Internet Services; Computer Software ; D46 - Value Theory ; D89 - Information and Uncertainty. Other ; E22 - Capital; Investment (including Inventories); Capacity ; G11 - Portfolio Choice ; G12 - Asset Pricing ; G31 - Capital Budgeting; Investment Policy
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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