computer crimes and ethics

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Computer Crimesand Ethics

By: Nitesh Verma

Btech Hons MBA ITSection 150Roll No. 14

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Topics of Discussion

Introduction

What are Computer Crimes and Ethics

Types of Computer Crime Information Systems and TechnologyVulnerabilities

Ways to Manage the Risks Associatedwith Vulnerabilities

Can we trust Computers?


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Introduction

With the popularization of the Internet, interestin computer crime, ethics, and privacy has

gained momentum.

News items describe about identity theft, creditcards numbers posted on chat rooms, and child

pornography web sites. Computer information systems are vulnerable to

physical attacks, electronic hacking, and naturaldisasters.


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What areComputer Crimes

CRIMES

Computer crime, cyber crime, e-crime, hi-tech

crime or electronic crime generally refers tocriminal activity where a computer or network is the

source, tool, target, or place of a crime.


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ETHICS

Computer ethics is a branch of practicalphilosophy which deals with how computingprofessionals should make decisions regarding

professional and social conduct.


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Theft

Fraud

Copyright InfringementAttacks on organizations and

individuals.

Types of computer crimes


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Fraud

CopyrightInfringement

Attacks onorganizations

Theft

ComputerCrimes


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Information Systems and

Technology VulnerabilitiesViruses

Worms

Trojan Horse

Time Bomb

Logic Bomb Trapdoor


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Worms

TrojanHorse

TimeBomb

LogicBomb

Trapdoor

Viruses

IS andTV


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Ways to Manage the Risks

Associated with Vulnerabilities Managing the risk of computer crime.

Managing the risk of fraud.

Managing the risk of copyrightinfringement.

Managing the risk of technologyvulnerabilities.


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Managing:

Risk ofcomputer

crimeRisk of fraud

Risk ofcopyright

infringement

Risk oftechnology

vulnerabilities


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Firewalls

To establish a barrier between the business

computer systems and the outside world. The usual implementation of a firewall is to place a

barrier between a computer system and theInternet.

It is a combination of hardware and software or itmay be software only.

Firewall filters or restricts internal or external accessto the systems.


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Anti-Virus Software and

Updates

Antivirus software is a software basically used toremove malicious files and viruses.

Virus protection software must be kept update asnew viruses are developed on what seems like adaily basis.

Some businesses have policies that limitacceptance of attachments to e-mails, prohibit theuse of disks prepared on non-business systems,and restrict downloading files from the Internet

from trusted sites only.


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Can we trust computers

Nationwide telephone service in US was disrupted for ninehours in 1990 because of a software error.

U.S. Kane Carpet Company went out of business due

to a bad computerized inventory control system. Denver Airport computer-controlled luggage system was

closed for 2 years about $700 million lost. The Therac-25 software-controlled radiation

machine killed three and injured several in 1985-87.

Why?Lack of testing, honesty, ethics


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CONCLUSION

Risks can be managed in informationsystems environments.

Security is an illusion as any system canbe attacked under the right circumstances.

The greatest hazard is to be complacent.(i.e. to be self satisfied).


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