Essentials of MIS (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134802756
Author: Kenneth C. Laudon, Jane Laudon
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8, Problem 1RQ
Program Plan Intro
System vulnerability:
- When huge data amounts are been kept in electronic form, it becomes susceptible to many threats.
- The information systems in many locations are been interconnected through communication networks.
- The unauthorized access can occur at many access points in network and is not limited to single location.
- The data flowing over networks could be accessed; valuable information could be stolen while transmission or data could be altered without authorization.
- The denial-of-service attacks are launched by intruders to disrupt website operations.
- Internets are vulnerable than internal networks as it is open to everyone.
Explanation of Solution
Malware:
- A malware denotes a program that is harmful to a computer user.
- It includes viruses, worms, Trojan horses and spyware programs that gather information without user permission.
- Virus:
- o A program that would replicate itself by being copied.
- o It may initiate copying to another program, document or computer boot sector...
Explanation of Solution
Security problems created by hacker:
- A hacker denotes an individual who gains unauthorized access to computer system.
- It does so by finding security protection weakness in websites and computer systems...
Explanation of Solution
Computer crime with examples:
- A computer crime denotes any violations of criminal law that involves knowledge of computer technology for perpetration, investigation or prosecution.
- It is defined as commission of illegal acts through use of a computer or against computer system.
- The examples with computers as crime targets are shown below:
- o Confidentiality breach for protected computerized data.
- o Unauthorized access to computer systems.
- o Accessing protected computers for committing fraud.
- o Accessing protected computers for causing damage intentionally...
Explanation of Solution
Identity theft and phishing:
- Identity theft denotes a crime in which personal information pieces are obtained.
- It includes social security number, license number or credit card number to act as behalf of someone else.
- The information might be used for obtaining credit, merchandise or services in name of victim.
- It is a big problem today as internet has made easy for identity thieves to use stolen information.
- The goods could be purchased online without any personal interaction...
Explanation of Solution
Security and system reliability problems:
- The employees create financial threats to business. It includes destruction of e-commerce sites, diversion of credit data and personal information.
- Employees has access to privileged information and in presence of weak security procedures, they can check all personal details.
- The system compromise happens when an employee lets coworker use the system...
Explanation of Solution
Software defects affect system reliability and security:
- The software could fail to perform well or gives erroneous result because of undetected bugs.
- A control system may fail to carry messages or allow internet access.
- The customers may be wrongly charged due to such failures.
- The business may order more inventory than it requires...
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Chapter 8 Solutions
Essentials of MIS (13th Edition)
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