Cybersecurity Investments - Decision Support Under Economic Aspects

This book offersreaders essential orientation on cybersecurity safeguards, and first andforemost helps them find the right balance between financial expenditures andrisk mitigation. This is achieved by pursuing a multi-disciplinary approach thatcombines well-founded methods from economics and the computer sciences.Established decision making techniques are embedded into a walk-through for thecomplete lifecycle of cybersecurity investments. Insights into the economic aspectof the costs and benefits of cybersecurity are supplemented by established andinnovative economic indicators. Readers will find practical tools and techniquesto support reasonable decision making in cybersecurity investments. Further,they will be equipped to encourage a common understanding using economicaspects, and to provide cost transparency for the senior management.

List of contents

Introduction.- Foundations of Cybersecurity.- Cybersecurity Safeguards.- Economic Aspects.- Foundations of Decision Making.- Lifecycle of Cybersecurity Investments.- Summary.

About the author

Stefan Beissel, Ph.D., MBA, CISA, CISSP, PMP, holds a professorship in Information Systems at a university of applied sciences in Germany. He has many years of professional experience in Information Security and IT Audit at internationally operating companies.

Summary

This book offers
readers essential orientation on cybersecurity safeguards, and first and
foremost helps them find the right balance between financial expenditures and
risk mitigation. This is achieved by pursuing a multi-disciplinary approach that
combines well-founded methods from economics and the computer sciences.
Established decision making techniques are embedded into a walk-through for the
complete lifecycle of cybersecurity investments. Insights into the economic aspect
of the costs and benefits of cybersecurity are supplemented by established and
innovative economic indicators. Readers will find practical tools and techniques
to support reasonable decision making in cybersecurity investments. Further,
they will be equipped to encourage a common understanding using economic
aspects, and to provide cost transparency for the senior management.

Product details

• Authors: Stefan Beissel
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9783319304588
• ISBN: 978-3-31-930458-8
• No. of pages: 281
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 243 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 549 g
• Illustrations: IX, 281 p. 58 illus. in color.
• Series: Progress in IS; Progress in IS
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Management, Operations Research, B, Business and Management, IT in Business, Innovation/Technology Management, Operations Research/Decision Theory, Operations Research and Decision Theory, Systems and Data Security, Data and Information Security, Research & development management, Information Technology, Management decision making, Management science, Network Security, Computer security, Industrial Management, Operational research, Decision Making, Business—Data processing, Business applications