Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Week Five - Ethics and security


Explain the ethical issues surrounding information technology.
> Intellectual property, Copyright, Fair use doctrine, pirated software, counterfeit software. 
Describe a situation involving technology that is ethical but illegal.
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Describe and explain one of the computer use policies that a company might employee
> An ethical computer use policy contains general principals to guide computer use behaviour. eg. a policy might explicity state that users should refrain from playing computer games during working hours. This publishes work behaviour standards in relation to computers. 
What are the 5 main technology security risks?
> Human error, Technical failures, Natural disaster, deliberate acts, management failure. 
Outline one way to reduce each risk.
>(i) sufficient training on procedures, strong password, strong penalities, firewalls, system audits to track down malicious activity 
(ii)
(iii) Disaster recovery plan; alternative sites, communications plan, business continuity, location of backup data, regular recovery testing, well documented procedures. 
- buy online safely, secure passwords, avoid being phished, avoid spam, secure data, security tips, 
What is a disaster recovery plan, what strategies might a firm employee?

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