The influence of optimism bias and loss aversion in cyber risk management decisions

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by KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.

The influence of optimism bias and loss aversion of cyber risk management decisions
The left panel displays indifference curves describing the optimality of staying on the reference point, whereas the right panel shows the indifference curve of the preference for cyber-insurance. Credit: Martin Eling, Kwangmin Jung

A study, published in the journal Risk Sciences, explores the influence of optimism bias on decision-making in cyber risk management, and introduces a novel model that integrates utility loss aversion—a previously unexplored factor in this context.

The study finds that decision-makers who have self-protection as their primary reference point tend to underinvest in additional cyber risk management measures, providing support for the optimism bias observed in the cyber-insurance market….

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