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It's Not My Fault: The Transfer of Information Security Breach Information

It's Not My Fault: The Transfer of Information Security Breach Information

Tawei Wang, Yen-Yao Wang, Ju-Chun Yen
Copyright: © 2019 |Volume: 30 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 20
ISSN: 1063-8016|EISSN: 1533-8010|EISBN13: 9781522563808|DOI: 10.4018/JDM.2019070102
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Wang, Tawei, et al. "It's Not My Fault: The Transfer of Information Security Breach Information." JDM vol.30, no.3 2019: pp.18-37. http://doi.org/10.4018/JDM.2019070102

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Wang, T., Wang, Y., & Yen, J. (2019). It's Not My Fault: The Transfer of Information Security Breach Information. Journal of Database Management (JDM), 30(3), 18-37. http://doi.org/10.4018/JDM.2019070102

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Wang, Tawei, Yen-Yao Wang, and Ju-Chun Yen. "It's Not My Fault: The Transfer of Information Security Breach Information," Journal of Database Management (JDM) 30, no.3: 18-37. http://doi.org/10.4018/JDM.2019070102

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Abstract

This article investigates the transfer of information security breach information between breached firms and their peers. Using a large data set of information security incidents from 2003 to 2013, the results suggest that 1) the effect of information security breach information transfer exists between breached firms and non-breached firms that offer similar products and 2) the effect of information transfer is weaker when the information security breach is due to internal faults or is related to the loss of personally identifiable information. Additional tests demonstrate that the effect of information transfer exhibits consistent patterns across time and with different types of information security breaches. Finally, the effect does not depend on whether the firms are IT intensive. Implications, limitations, and future research are discussed.

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