The law and economics of cybersecurity / edited by Mark F. Grady, Francesco Parisi. electronic resources

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Private versus social incentives in cybersecurity : law and economics / Bruce K. Kobayashi -- A model for when disclosure helps security : what is different about computer and network security? / Peter P. Swire -- Peer production of survivable critical infrastructures / Yochai Benkler -- Cyber security : of heterogeneity and autarky / Randal C. Picker -- Network responses to network threats : the evolution into private cybersecurity associations / Amitai Aviram -- The dark side of private ordering : the network/community harm of crime / Neal K. Katyal -- Holding internet service providers accountable / Doug Lichtman and Eric P. Posner -- Global cyberterrorism, jurisdiction, and international Organization / Joel T. Trachtman.

Cybersecurity is a leading national problem for which the market may fail to produce a solution because individuals often select less than optimal security levels in a world of positive transaction costs. The problem is compounded because the insecure networks extend far beyond the regulatory jurisdiction of any one nation or even coalition of nations. This book brings together the views of leading law and economics scholars on the nature of the cybersecurity problem and possible solutions to it. Many of these solutions are market based, but in need of aid, either from government or industry groups or both.