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A simulation model of IS security

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Determination of the actual value of security measures is an area currently undergoing scrutiny by many researchers. One method to determine this is to devise a simulation model that incorporates interactions between an information system, its users and a population of attackers. Initial simulation results suggest that the marginal value of additional security may be positive or negative as can the time rate of change of system value. Policy implications include the realization that IT security policy makers should be aware of their location in the state space before setting IT security policy.

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ACMSE '05 vol 2: Proceedings of the 43rd annual ACM Southeast Conference - Volume 2
March 2005
430 pages
ISBN:1595930590
DOI:10.1145/1167253
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Published: 18 March 2005

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  1. simulation
  2. system attacker interaction
  3. system user interaction

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  • (2013)An Experimental Study to Explore Attacker Response to Changes in Security and RewardProceedings of the 2013 46th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences10.1109/HICSS.2013.84(2969-2977)Online publication date: 7-Jan-2013
  • (2010)A model for predicting customer value from perspectives of product attractiveness and marketing strategyExpert Systems with Applications: An International Journal10.1016/j.eswa.2009.06.03037:2(1207-1215)Online publication date: 1-Mar-2010
  • (2009)Diversity in Network Attacker MotivationProceedings of the 2009 International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering - Volume 0310.1109/CSE.2009.178(319-323)Online publication date: 29-Aug-2009

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