On Data Security Protection Obligations of Internet Service Providers

Security Information Supplied by Australian Internet Service Providers

Results from previous studies indicate that numerous Internet Service Providers within Australia either have inadequately trained staff, or refuse to provide security support to end-users. This paper examines the security information supplied by Internet Service Providers on their website. Specifically content relating to securing; a wireless network, an ADSL router, and a Microsoft Windows bas...

Internet Service Providers and Peering

Internet Service Provider (ISP) peering has emerged as one of the most important and effective ways for ISPs to improve the efficiency of operation. Peering is defined as “an interconnection business relationship whereby ISPs provide connectivity to each others’ transit customers.” ISPs seek peering relationships primarily for two reasons. First, peering decreases the cost and reliance on purch...

Contractual Obligations Between Mobile Service Providers and Users

Outsourcing Internet Security: Economic Analysis of Incentives for Managed Security Service Providers

Firms hesitate to outsource their network security to outside security providers (called Managed Security Service Providers or MSSPs) because an MSSP may shirk secretly to increase profits. In economics this secret shirking behavior is commonly referred to as the Moral Hazard problem. There is a counter argument that this moral hazard problem is not as significant for the Internet security outs...

Outsourcing Internet Security: The Effect of Transaction Costs on Managed Service Providers

Transaction costs are a significant factor in outsourcing decisions. In the case of Internet security, outsourcing has higher transaction costs for two major reasons: (1) the outsourcing process is not yet standardized and (2) there is uncertainty about the frequency and impact of cyber attacks creating large variations in coordination costs. In this paper we study the effects of transaction co...