-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Information_technology] Daily News 10/29/02 Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 08:49:15 -0600 From: "NIPC Watch" <nipcwatch@private> To: "Information Technology" <information_technology@private> October 24, ComputerWorld Report: Market forces not enough to improve security. Market forces alone are unlikely to create the necessary incentives for businesses to make significant improvements in security, according to a study published this month by the Brookings Institution. The study, "Interdependent Security: Implications for Homeland Security Policy and Other Areas," released Oct. 17 by the Washington-based public policy think tank, argues that the shared-risk nature of today's security environment actually discourages companies from making the sometimes costly investments in security. In addition, the report states that when industry-leading companies fail to invest in certain security precautions - because of cost or other reasons - the knowledge that those companies aren't making such investments can help "clinch a decision not to proceed" at other firms. Source. http://www.idg.net/ic_959229_4394_1-1681.html and http://www.brookings.org/comm/policybriefs/pb108.htm _______________________________________________ Information_technology mailing list Information_technology@listserv http://listserv.infragard.org/mailman/listinfo/information_technology
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