Computer crime is a huge problem brought by advances in technology. Computer crime is “the commission of illegal acts through the use of a computer or against a computer system.” (Laudon & Laudon 2003 P.163) It can involve producing viruses, hacking, activities that damage other’s computer systems or even “stealing” information from a system. Computer crime is affecting the society as a whole. Piracy is another main problem, people are sharing unauthorised copies of music, movie and software through Internet. They are infringing the right of the owners and authors of these intellectual properties. Also, people and organisations are too dependent on information systems and information technology nowadays. They become very vulnerable to any incidents that will happen on information system, if the systems fail to work, the result will be
Computer crime is a huge problem brought by advances in technology. Computer crime is “the commission of illegal acts through the use of a computer or against a computer system.” (Laudon & Laudon 2003 P.163) It can involve producing viruses, hacking, activities that damage other’s computer systems or even “stealing” information from a system. Computer crime is affecting the society as a whole. Piracy is another main problem, people are sharing unauthorised copies of music, movie and software through Internet. They are infringing the right of the owners and authors of these intellectual properties. Also, people and organisations are too dependent on information systems and information technology nowadays. They become very vulnerable to any incidents that will happen on information system, if the systems fail to work, the result will be