It's Not My Fault: The Transfer of Information Security Breach Information

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Author(s): Tawei Wang (DePaul University, Chicago, USA), Yen-Yao Wang (Auburn University, Auburn, USA)and Ju-Chun Yen (National Central University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 22
Source title: Research Anthology on Artificial Intelligence Applications in Security
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7705-9.ch085

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence / Computer Science & IT / Cyber and Network Security / Information Science Reference

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This article investigates the transfer of information security breach information between breached firms and their peers. Using a large data set of information security incidents from 2003 to 2013, the results suggest that 1) the effect of information security breach information transfer exists between breached firms and non-breached firms that offer similar products and 2) the effect of information transfer is weaker when the information security breach is due to internal faults or is related to the loss of personally identifiable information. Additional tests demonstrate that the effect of information transfer exhibits consistent patterns across time and with different types of information security breaches. Finally, the effect does not depend on whether the firms are IT intensive. Implications, limitations, and future research are discussed.

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