The Importance of Ethical Standards and Computer Crime Laws for Data Security

Gardner, Ella; Samuels, Linda B.; Render, Barry; Coffinberger, Richard L.

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“…Ten per cent steal for revenge against their employers or supervisors, or they are bored, tempted or have free time. It was also found that 20 per cent of them already had criminal records when they were hired [10].…”

Section: Personnel Problemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The system administrator's key function in this area is to be sure that the people he or she hires are ethical, to train them correctly, to inspire their enthusiasm and co-operation and to make sure that morale remains high [10]. This appears to be simple except that most managers are more concerned with technical skills and experience than moral and ethical personal traits.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The literature states that identifying potential computer criminals is difficult because their main characteristics are: having access to a computer; having some knowledge of operations; and occupying a position of trust [10]. Sixty per cent of computer crime is committed because of medical bills, debt, eviction, or because the spouse has lost his/her job.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Computer crime is growing because employees do not know what their organization considers unethical or criminal behaviour [10].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Safeguarding databases

Cardinali

1995

Information Management &Amp; Computer Security

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The thrust of management information system (MIS) operations is to keep an information system running smoothly and to ensure services are delivered in an uninterrupted, reliable and secure fashion. This poses a special challenge in today′s environment of computer misuses. Focuses on four main areas normally addressed when protecting a company′s most vital asset – its database. These are: information system vulnerability; computer crime; employee access; and personnel policies. Examines research pertaining to safeguarding data, software and hardware from deliberate computer‐based information security breaches.

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“…Computer crime is growing because employees do not know what their organization considers unethical or criminal behaviour [10].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Cardinali

1995

Information Management &Amp; Computer Security

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“…While many articles have been written on the legal and policy aspects of software copying (Antonoff [1987]; Conner and Rumlet [1991]; Garden et. al.…”

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An Empricial Study of Unauthorized Software Copying Among Professional Accountants

Yiu

1994

Asian Review of Accounting

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Access to this document was granted through an Emerald subscription provided by emeraldsrm:281668 [] For AuthorsIf you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. ABSTRACTThis paper presents results from a study on Unauthorized Software Copying among a group of professional computer end users. The magnitude of the practice is measured. Attitudes of users towards the issue are identified. Implications are discussed.

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Computer ethics: The role of personal, informal, and formal codes

Pierce

Henry

1996

Journal of Business Ethics

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The Importance of Ethical Standards and Computer Crime Laws for Data Security

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An Empricial Study of Unauthorized Software Copying Among Professional Accountants

Computer ethics: The role of personal, informal, and formal codes

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