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DEALING WITH WHITE COLLAR CRIME
COMPUTER CRIME & THE USE
OF COMPUTERS IN CRIME
Introduction
This guideline was written to provide senior management and people responsible for overseeing computer operations with an overview of the key issues involved in maintaining secure systems. It is not intended to be a technical guide, anyone requiring further information should contact an independent computer specialist.
Structure
This guideline is structured so as to enable a person who is not familiar with the risks associated with computers to make an easy transition from their knowledge of general business risks to those associated with the use of computers in a business environment. The topics covered are:
- Generic overview of a computer system
- How the use of computers alters risk
- Business issues in computerisation
- Computer risks and controls
- Obtaining Evidence and Prosecuting Computer Crimes
- Some simple fraud prevention techniques
- Conclusion
- Glossary of terms
Many of the topics are dealt with in a simplistic manner but give sufficient information to enable the reader to gain an easy understanding of the issues involved.
Terminology
If you are not a technical person, you may find some of the terms used by computer people quite confusing. Confusion will only weaken your ability to understand the issues that you have to deal with, so we have included a small glossary of terms at the back of this document. If you find that there's a term that you don't understand, don't be afraid to ask a competent person - it is always far better to be seen to be ignorant once than many times over.