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The Workshop on the Economics of Information Security (WEIS) is the leading forum for interdisciplinary scholarship on information security and privacy, combining expertise from the fields of economics, social science, business, law, policy, and computer science. WEIS 2026 aims to build on past efforts using empirical and analytic tools to understand threats and strengthen security and privacy through novel evaluations of available solutions.

Important Dates

Mon, Feb 2, 2026
Abstract registration deadline
Sun, Feb 1, 2026
Submission deadline
Fri, Mar 6, 2026
Acceptance notification
Fri, May 8, 2026
Final papers (revisions)
Tue, Jun 2, 2026
Conference dates

Call For Paper

Economics
Public Policy
Cybercrime
Security
Privacy
Cyber risk management
Vulnerability discovery, disclosure, and patching
Incentives for and against pervasive monitoring threats
Cyber-risk quantification
Cyber-insurance
Economics and governance of privacy
Economics of privacy and anonymity
Behavioral economics of privacy
Data protection risks: legal, reputational, financial
Models and analysis of online crime (e.g. botnets, ransomware, and underground markets)
Analysis of costs of cybercrime and impacts of counter-measures
Cybersecurity policy
Security standards and regulation
Incentives for information sharing and cooperation
Cyber-defense strategy
Geopolitical and international relations aspects of cybersecurity, including cyberterrorism

The workshop encourages participation by submission of papers from economists, computer scientists, legal scholars, business researchers, and security and privacy researchers from academia and industry to submit research on relevant topics. Submissions should be in PDF format and adhere to double-anonymous review standards.