Transcript Crimes of Negligence or Incompetence

Crimes of Negligence or
Incompetence
By: Kelley Phifer
Negligence
• Definition:
– Failure to do what a person exercising ordinary
care would do under similar circumstances.
– Source:
http//www.legal-definitions.com/negligence.htm
Think before you act.
Incompetence
• Definition:
– Incapability in completing a task.
If you do not know how to complete a task ask!
Call technical support if there’s not someone
there who can provide you with the answer.
Information about these crimes
• Not premeditated
• The toll that is taken on the computer may
be just as bad as it would be for a planned
crime.
• Usually a result of poor input/output
control.
Long, L. E. & Long N. (2005). Computers: Information Technology
in Perspective (12th ed.)
• According to Long & Long, companies that
employ computers to process data must do so in a
responsible manner (p. 300)
• Irresponsible actions result in
– Deletion of bank accounts
– Premature discontinuation of electric service
(Long & Long, p. 300)
• May increase the chance of scavenging…
Scavenging
• Definition:
‘Searching for
discarded info. that
may be of some value
on the black market,
such as a printout
containing credit card
numbers.’
(Long & Long, p. 301)
Data Loss & Human Error
• 32 % of computer data
losses are a result of
human error, while
only 7% are a result of
a computer virus.
Source:
www.isnsolutions.co.uk/uploadf
iles/PreventingDL.pdf
(at right: www.infozine/z9811/
b-dataloss.shtml )
• ‘Though 29 percent of
users learn from their first
mistake, the bulk of users
(71 percent) are multiple
offenders with as many as
24 percent confessing to a
frequency of six or more
accidental deletions of
data on their company's
computer systems.’
Logout
• By simply not logging
out of online user
accounts (e-mail, etc.)
anyone can access your
information.
• According to the
Comporium tech
support hotline, if you
close the browser it is
nearly impossible for
someone to steal your
information.
Purchase Firewall/ Anti-Virus
Protection
Brands
-
McAfee
AVG
Bull Guard
Norton
SafeWorld
Webroot
Source: www.ebay.com
• As a PC owner it is
your responsibility to
take the appropriate
measures to ensure the
safety and security of
your computer.
• Install Firewall/AntiVirus Software!
Other Tips
• Read Privacy Policy statement when creating an
account, giving information, or engaging in an
online transaction, especially one in which your
credit card number is given out.
• NEVER give out your social security number.
Sources
Long, L. E. & Long N. (2005). Computers: Information Technology
in Perspective (12th ed..)., Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson
Education, Inc.
www.ebay.com
www.isnsolutions.co.uk/uploadfiles/PreventingDL.pdf
www.infozine/z9811/b-dataloss.shtml
www.kpruf.ru/library/propaganda/clipart
www.legal-definitions.com/negligence.htm
www.tombickle.com
The End