October 22, 2026

Workshop on Economics and Information Security (WEIS) Archive

There’s a new archive of all the papers from twenty-five years of the Workshop on Economics and Information Security (WEIS).
Really nice resource. It’s fun to reread my 2002 essay on the economics of information security.

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Workshop on Economics and Information Security (WEIS) Archive There’s a new archive of all the papers from twenty-five years of the Workshop on Economics and Information Security (WEIS). Really nice resource. It’s fun to reread my 2002 essay on the economics of information security. Tags: conferences, economics of security Posted on October 21, 2026 at 7:02 AM • 1 Comments

David Mohring • October 21, 2026 7:30 AM 2002 When most services were still provided to businesses using client-server desktop apps. Our Data (Usenet-archive) However, historically this has not always been the case, since most businesses can insure against damages and pass the cost along to the consumer. Bonus from 2004 Twelve Step TrustABLE IT : VLSBs in VDNZs From TBAs The best hope remains a move toward requiring a combination of Trusted Build Agents, Reproducible Builds and some form of “Warrant of Fitness” by either insurers or legislative mandate.

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