The Law and Economics of Cybersecurity

Mark F. Grady is Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Law and Economics at the UCLA School of Law. He specializes in law and economics, torts, antitrust, and intellectual property. He received his A.B. degree summa cum laude in Economics and his J.D. from UCLA. Before beginning his academic career, Grady worked for the Federal Trade Commission, the US Senate Judiciary Committee, and American Management Systems. Francesco Parisi is Professor of Law and Director of the Law and Economics Program at George Mason University School of Law and Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Milan.

Part I. Problems: 1. Private versus social incentives in cybersecurity, law and economics Bruce K. Kobayashi; 2. A model for when disclosure helps security: what is different about computer and network security? Peter Swire; 3. Peer production of survivable critical infrastructures Yochai Benkler; 4. Cyber security: of heterogeneity and autarchy Randal C. Picker; 5. Network responses to network threats: the evolution into private cybersecurity associations Amitai Aviram; 6. The dark side of private ordering for cybersecurity Neal K. Katyal; 7. Holding Internet Service Providers accountable Doug Lichtman and Eric P. Posner; 8. Global cyberterrorism, jurisdiction, and international organization Joel T. Trachtman.