BUS 237 Lecture Notes - Encryption, Cybercrime, Security Testing

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUS 237
• Professor: Kamal Masri

Document Summary

Identity theft vital info such as person"s name, address, date of birth, sin, mother"s maiden name usually need to be acquired in order to complete impersonation. Identity theft one of fastest-growing crimes in canada. Involves stealing, misrepresenting, or hijacking identity of another person/business. Security threats problem w/ security of info or data therein, caused by human error, malicious activity, or natural disasters. Three sources of security threats: human error and mistakes. Include accidental problems caused by employees / non-employees: example: when employee misunderstands operating procedures and accidentally deletes customer records, malicious human activity. Includes employees and others who intentionally destroy data or other system components: also includes hackers who break into a system virus and worm writers who infect computer systems, and people who send millions of unwanted emails (spam) Includes fires, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, avalanches, etc: problem: not only initial loss of capability and service, but also losses from actions to rover initial problem.