Cyber Insurance and IT Security Investment: Impact of Interdependence Risk
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Security adoption and influence of cyber-insurance markets in heterogeneous networks
Hosts (or nodes) in the Internet often face epidemic risks such as virus and worm attack. Despite the awareness of these risks and the importance of network/system security, investment in security protection is still scare, and hence epidemic risk is still prevalent. Deciding whether to invest in security protection is an interdependent process: security investment decision made by one node can...
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