Adequate security is crutial to the success of an organisation. But threats can come from outside and from within. Remember Wibble that went mad and wanted to destroy all our databases using a virus? It happens a lot.
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An organisation needs to have a corporate IT security policy. Its aim would be:
- to prevent misuse from occurring
- to enable any misuse that did occur to be detected and investigated
- to lay down procedures that should prevent misuse
- to establish disciplinary procedures to be used when an employee has been found committing an act of misuse.
An organisation has a responsability to ensure that all its employees are aware of laws relating to IT and their responsabilities under these laws, in particular:
- Data Protection Acts 1984 and 1998
- Computer Misuse Act 1990
- Copyright Designs and Patent Act 1988
- Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- EU Health and Safety Directive 87/391
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Read chapter 8 (old book) and start writing notes.
Find and download notes on the Acts listed on the Blogg.
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