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Identifying Data Breaches Timely: Boards’ Technology Committee Matters

  • Xi'an Jiaotong University
  • City University of Hong Kong

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Abstract

This study investigates the effect of having a board-level technology committee on the time it takes for firms to identify a data breach. Data breach is one of the most important risks firms face. Boards of directors play a key role in overseeing these risks. The technology committee is an important means through which boards play this role. We present preliminary results using a sample of public firms that experienced data breaches between 2010 and 2021. Our results show that firms with technology committees can identify data breaches more quickly than those without. We also outline our future research agenda to address potential endogeneity issues and explore the underlying mechanisms. This study will contribute to the cybersecurity and corporate governance literature by demonstrating the effect of technology committees on firms’ ability to identify data breaches.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2023
Subtitle of host publication"Rising like a Phoenix: Emerging from the Pandemic and Reshaping Human Endeavors with Digital Technologies"
PublisherAssociation for Information Systems
ISBN (Electronic)9781713893622
StatePublished - 2023
Event44th International Conference on Information Systems: Rising like a Phoenix: Emerging from the Pandemic and Reshaping Human Endeavors with Digital Technologies, ICIS 2023 - Hyderibad, India
Duration: 10 Dec 202313 Dec 2023

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2023: "Rising like a Phoenix: Emerging from the Pandemic and Reshaping Human Endeavors with Digital Technologies"

Conference

Conference44th International Conference on Information Systems: Rising like a Phoenix: Emerging from the Pandemic and Reshaping Human Endeavors with Digital Technologies, ICIS 2023
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityHyderibad
Period10/12/2313/12/23

Keywords

  • Corporate governance
  • Data breach
  • Identification time
  • Technology committee

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