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WEIS 2008 was hosted by the Center for Digital Strategies at Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business, in partnership with the Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection (I3P), which is managed by Dartmouth College. The workshop took place June 25-28, 2008 in Hanover, New Hampshire.
Information security requires not only technology, but a clear understanding of risks, decision-making behaviors and metrics for evaluating business and policy options. How much should we spend on security? What incentives really drive privacy decisions? What are the trade-offs that individuals, firms, and governments face when allocating resources to protect data assets? Are there good ways to distribute risks and align goals when securing information systems?
The 2008 Workshop on the Economics of Information Security, the seventh workshop, builds on a strong and growing interdisciplinary tradition, bringing together information technology academics and practitioners with social scientists and business and legal scholars to better understand security and privacy threats. Until recently, research in security and dependability focused almost exclusively on technical factors, rather than incentives. However, we know that economic, behavioral, and legal factors often contribute as much as technology to the dependability of information and information systems. The application of economic analysis to these problems has proven to be an exciting and fruitful area of research.
For more information about the workshop's presentations and panels, please see the program schedule.
Important dates
Submissions due: March 1, 2008
Notification of acceptance: April 10, 2008
Workshop: June 25-28, 2008
Hotel special rate cut-off date (see travel page): May 21, 2008
Travel information
For more information about Dartmouth College, the Tuck School, Hanover, and the surrounding Upper Valley area, please see the travel page.
Hosts and sponsors
WEIS 2008 is hosted by the Center for Digital Strategies of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, in partnership with the Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection (I3P).
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Scholarships
Student scholarships are available for qualified students to attend the workshop. The application deadline for scholarships was April 21, 2008. For more information, visit the scholarships page.
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Breach disclosure laws have 'no effect' on identity theft
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