How internet security breaches harm market value

IEEE Security and Privacy

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-42

  Andoh Baidoo, Francis Kofi ^a   Amoako Gyampah, Kwasi ^b   Osei Bryson, Kweku Muata ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormal returns; Decision tree induction; Internet security breach; Market value

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL RETURNS; DECISION-TREE INDUCTION; INFORMATION SECURITY; INTERNET SECURITY; MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS; MARKET VALUES; SECURITY BREACHES; STATISTICAL TESTING; STOCK MARKET;

COMMERCE; INTERNET;

NETWORK SECURITY;

EID: 77249108841     PISSN: 15407993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MSP.2010.37     Document Type: Article

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