BUS 237 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Integrated Circuit, Floor Buffer, Natural Disaster

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUS 237
• Professor: Maryam Ficociello

Document Summary

Identity theft: stealing, misrepresenting or hijacking the identity of another person or business. Security threats: a problem with the security of an information or the data therein, caused by human error, malicious activity or natural disasters. 3 sources of security threats: human error and mistakes accidental problems caused by both employees and non-employees , malicious human activity employees and others who intentionally destroy data or other system components and natural events and disasters. 5 types of security problems: unauthorized data disclosure, incorrect data modification, faulty service, denial of service and loss of infrastructure. Unauthorized data disclosure: can occur by human error when someone inadvertently releases data in violation of policy or when employees unknowingly or carelessly release proprietary data to competitors or the media. Personal information protection and electronic documents act (pipeda): in canada, gives individuals the right to know why an organization collects, uses, or discloses their personal information.