Breaches of the security of personal data collected by firms are reported almost daily. Companies are under an increasing political pressure to notify individuals whose privacy as been breached. At the moment, we know virtually nothing about the behavioral impact of data breach notifications. We...

Companies are under an increasing pressure by policy makers to publicize data breaches. Such notification obligations require announcing the loss of personal data collected from customers, because of hacker attacks or other incidents. While notification is likely to impact on firms' reputation,...

This document is an overview of the state-of-the-art in the economics of Privacy and Cyber-security (PACS). It is the Deliverable D4.1 under the FP7-financed project “Innovation Framework for Privacy and Cyber-security Market Opportunities.” This is the most comprehensive overview on the...

Deliverable 4.2 (“Horizontal and Vertical Analysis of Privacy and Cyber-Security Markets”) provides an in-depth discussion of economic incentives, stakeholder engagement and market opportunities in privacy and cyber-security. This report first introduces the reader to the horizontal market...

This document is an IPACSO service document for the European Commission. It’s main purpose is to outline the contribution and integration of work package 4 into the IPACSO framework. Moreover, it explains stakeholder engagement and the economic incentivization techniques for enabling the...

With the large-scale deployment of Information and Communication Technologies markets for products and services related to personal data and privacy are thriving. Yet, to date, there has been little effort to systematically map these markets. In this IPACSO White Paper, a methodology is proposed...

One of the most popular questions in information security economics is whether there are any special features relating to privacy and cyber-security products and services that separate these from traditional goods, like apples or cars. This paper is a contribution to this discussion. First,...

One of the most popular questions in information security economics is whether there are any special features relating to privacy and cyber-security products and services that separate these from traditional goods, like apples or cars. This paper is a contribution to this discussion. First,...

This IPACSO report gives a broad, but in-depth overview of the research fields of the economics of cyber-security and privacy. It includes an introduction to economic incentivization, economic decision-making, as well as failures in markets for cyber-security and privacy products and services