[FDE] Amateurs study cryptography; professionals study economics

[Ali, Saqib]

A new book from Dr. Albert N. Link of University of North Carolina
titled "Cyber Security: Economic Strategies and Public Policy
Alternatives,"  explores the role businesses and governments can play
to ensure that dangerous data security breaches are avoided. The book
provides the first systematic analysis of the economics of protecting
cyberspace.

"More than $1 billion is spent annually by the private sector on cyber
security," said Link, who is the United States representative on the
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe where he evaluates
innovation and competiveness policies for the European Union. "That
translates to $1,500 per employee. Many companies have no idea how to
employ the usefulness of cyber security tools. There are no benchmarks
for companies."

Read more @:
http://www.uncg.edu/ure/news/stories/2008/may/UNCGCyberSecurityBook.htm051308.htm

I am copying Dr. Link in case he wants to share some thoughts on his
upcoming book. He is head of the Department of Economics and director
of the MBA Program