Another contemporary legislation related to computing that complies with my job role of a Software Developer is Computer Misuse Act.
This act introduced three criminal offences:
• Unauthorised access to computer systems, which is known as “hacking”
• Unauthorised access with the intent to commit to an offence
• Unauthorised changes to computer materials
Computer Misuse act has a big impact on my job role - I have to be aware I do not commit any of the offences under this act for example if I access any unauthorised computer at my work place to which I don’t have an authorised right to use – this would appear to be “hacking” and it would be a criminal offence under Computer Misuse Act. There are many different areas that this term covers such
This act introduced three criminal offences:
• Unauthorised access to computer systems, which is known as “hacking”
• Unauthorised access with the intent to commit to an offence
• Unauthorised changes to computer materials
Computer Misuse act has a big impact on my job role - I have to be aware I do not commit any of the offences under this act for example if I access any unauthorised computer at my work place to which I don’t have an authorised right to use – this would appear to be “hacking” and it would be a criminal offence under Computer Misuse Act. There are many different areas that this term covers such