University of Sunderland Professionalism and Personal Skills Unit 7 Professionalism and Personal Skills Lecture 7: Computer Crime

University of Sunderland Professionalism and Personal Skills Unit 7 I.T and People Objectives By the end of this lecture the student should – –Appreciate what constitutes computer crime –Understand the implications of computer crime –Appreciate the major legislation

University of Sunderland Professionalism and Personal Skills Unit 7 I.T and People Overview This lecture discusses computer crime, and gives detail surrounding it such as costs and problems with statistics It also looks at and gives an overview of the main pieces of legislation

University of Sunderland Professionalism and Personal Skills Unit 7 I.T and People Introduction Computer Misuse Background The Computer Misuse Act Copyright, Patents, etc Summary Further Reading

University of Sunderland Professionalism and Personal Skills Unit 7 I.T and People Computer Misuse Definitions of Computer Crime Edwards and Savage (IT and the Law)

University of Sunderland Professionalism and Personal Skills Unit 7 I.T and People Background Frequency of Computer Misuse The Offenders The Costs of Computer Crime

University of Sunderland Professionalism and Personal Skills Unit 7 I.T and People The Computer Misuse Act Types of Computer Crime 1Fraud 2Misuse of Resources 3 Sabotage, Arson & Vandalism 4 Blackmail

University of Sunderland Professionalism and Personal Skills Unit 7 I.T and People The Computer Misuse Act (cont) Objectives The Act itself –Offences –User Responsibilities –Enforcement

University of Sunderland Professionalism and Personal Skills Unit 7 I.T and People The Computer Misuse Act (cont) Provisions of the Act Three New Offences –1 The Unauthorised Access Offence –2 The Ulterior Intent Offence –3 The Unauthorised Modification Offence Comments on the Act

University of Sunderland Professionalism and Personal Skills Unit 7 I.T and People Copyright Introduction Protection Getting a Copyright Length

University of Sunderland Professionalism and Personal Skills Unit 7 I.T and People Patents Introduction Protection Getting a Patent Length

University of Sunderland Professionalism and Personal Skills Unit 7 I.T and People Enforcing Patents and Copyright Introduction Federation Against Software Theft/ European Leisure Software Publishers Association Powers Law Suits

University of Sunderland Professionalism and Personal Skills Unit 7 I.T and People Summary Computer Misuse Background The Computer Misuse Act Copyright, Patents, etc Summary Further Reading

University of Sunderland Professionalism and Personal Skills Unit 7 I.T and People Objectives –Appreciate what constitutes computer crime –Understand the implications of computer crime –Appreciate the major legislation

University of Sunderland Professionalism and Personal Skills Unit 7 I.T and People Further Reading Carr H, Arnold R: "Computer Software: Legal Protection in the UK" C07 Flint F, Thorne C D, Williams A P, "Intellectual Property: The New Law A guide to the Copyright, Designs & Patents Act 1988" F43 Jacob R, Alexander D, "A Guidebook to Intellectual Property" J01

University of Sunderland Professionalism and Personal Skills Unit 7 I.T and People Further Reading Flint M, "A users guide to Copyright 3rd Edition" F43 Denning P J (Editor), "Computers Under Attack". Addison-Wesley Pounder C P, Kosten F, "Managing Data Protection". Butterworth Heinmann