University of Maryland Business
Professor Lawrence A. Gordon
Invited to Join National Infrastructure
Advisory Council Study Group
College Park, Md. September 28,
2005 The University of Marylands
Robert H. Smith School of Business today
announced that Lawrence A. Gordon, Ernst
& Young Alumni Professor of Managerial
Accounting and Information Assurance
Director, has been invited to join the
National Infrastructure Advisory Council
(NIAC)s Study Group on Risk Management
Approaches to Protection. The study
group supports the work being conducted
by NIAC.
The NIAC was established by executive
order to provide President Bush with
advice on the security of information
systems for critical infrastructure
supporting banking and finance,
transportation, energy, manufacturing,
and emergency government services. NIAC
Committee members consist of recognized
technology and security industry leaders
including: John Chambers, CEO of Cisco
Systems Inc.; Craig Barrett, CEO of
Intel Corp.; and Maynard Webb, CEO of
eBay Inc.
Gordons appointment follows wide,
national recognition for leading
research he has conducted related to the
economic aspects of information and
cyber security. Gordon, a pioneer in
developing the field of cyber security
economics, has been an active
participant in numerous information
security research studies and is one of
the authors of the Annual CSI/FBI
Computer Crime and Security Survey. The
Computer Crime and Security Survey is
conducted by the Computer Security
Institute (CSI) with the participation
of the San Francisco Federal Bureau of
Investigations (FBI) Computer Intrusion
Squad. This survey indicates how often
crime occurs on computer networks as
well as the costs.
Cyber security has become a key
issue for private and public
organizations in the digital economy and
Larrys appointment reflects his active
and influential role as one of a handful
of preeminent researchers worldwide who
are applying economic concepts to cyber
security problems, said Howard Frank,
dean of the Robert H. Smith School of
Business.
Gordon and Martin Loeb, Smith School
professor of Accounting and Information
Assurance, are the co-authors of the
book Managing Cyber Security Resources:
A Cost-Benefit Analysis, forthcoming
publication in October 2005 from
McGraw-Hill. Gordon is also an
internationally-known scholar in the
area of managerial accounting. His work
focuses on such issues as performance
measures, economic aspects of
information security, cost management
systems, the interface between
managerial accounting and information
technology, and capital investments. In
two recent comprehensive studies, Gordon
was cited as one of the world's most
influential/productive accounting
researchers. He is editor-in-chief of
the Journal of Accounting and Public
Policy and serves on the editorial
boards of several other journals.
About the Robert H. Smith School
of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business
is an internationally recognized leader
in management education and research for
the digital economy. The Smith School
one of 13 colleges and schools at the
University of Maryland, College Park
offers undergraduate, full-time and
part-time MBA, executive MBA, PhD, and
executive education programs, as well as
outreach services to the corporate
community. The school offers its degree,
custom and certification programs in
learning locations in four continents
including North America, Europe, Africa
and Asia. More information about the
Robert H. Smith School of Business can
be found at
www.rhsmith.umd.edu.
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Note to Editors: Digital
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Robert H. Smith School of
Business
University of Maryland
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