How much should we spend to secure our computer systems? Can we determine which investments will provide the best protection? How will we know when we've reached our goals? Can market forces ensure that firms will act to improve security? We encourage economists, computer scientists, security specialists, business school faculty, and industry experts to submit original research to the 2004 conference. Among past and suggested topics are: information sharing; reputation systems; economics of pseudonyms; case studies; ... All good questions! Note that it's now past the deadline to submit papers; the agenda is forthcoming. The conference committee includes Ross Anderson, Jean Camp, Li Gong, Andrew Odlyzko, Bruce Schneier, Hal Varian, and others. |