Dana L. Stern <br/><br/>
Preventing computer fraud / 

 - 1ERA EDICION  
 - Estados Unidos   McGraw-Hill  1993 
 - 294  ilustraciones, tablas, graficas   23cm 
 - series  .
<br/><br/>EDITORIAL <br/>McGraw-Hill<br/>ISBN <br/>0-07-061200-5 
<br/><br/>Part 1. Misrepresentation, Contractual Agreements, Sabotage, Source Code, Copyright, Data Omission, Fraud in Government<br/><br/>1. Misrepresentation<br/><br/>Case Histories 3<br/><br/>2. Contractual Agreements<br/><br/>Case Histories 9<br/><br/>3. Sabotage<br/><br/>Case Histories 13<br/><br/>4. Source Code<br/><br/>Purchasing Source Code 19<br/><br/>Escrow 20<br/><br/>Case Histories<br/><br/>5. Copyright<br/><br/>24 What Works Are Protected? 26<br/><br/>Case Histories<br/><br/>20<br/><br/>How to Secure a Copyright<br/><br/>Copyright Registration 27<br/><br/>26 
<br/><br/> The cost of white-collar crime in the United States alone is estimated at $200 billion annually in lost money, products, and business opportuni-ties. It is my sincere hope that this quick reference book will help raise the awareness of professionals in the business community to computer fraud and thus prevent its proliferation.<br/><br/>The arrival of the computer has created a huge industry. This indus-try has prospered in part because it has followed business ethics. However, it is not unreasonable to say that some segments of the com-puter industry have no business ethics at all.<br/><br/>I have seen a sharp increase in computer fraud. Computer fraud can be prevented by a few simple shortcut methods. These methods are presented in Quick Checklist in Chapter 13 and the Quick Network Checklist in Chapter 14. The Quick Network Checklist is a set of guidelines intended to be used by network administrators to maintain a secure network. This book is brief and to the point. I have personally documented many acts of fraud for clients and testified as an expert witness. This book will help you avoid some common pitfalls.<br/><br/>Because there are so many different types of fraud that most ethical businesspeople would not think of, I have presented actual case histo-ries of fraud that I have encountered during my career. These case his-tories represent millions of dollars worth of fraud. Names of the vic-timized companies are always withheld. After each case an analysis is presented followed by a summary that lists appropriate preventive measures. In all instances if the appropriate preventive measure had been used, fraud could have been avoided. These situations were not only costly but also embarrassing to the entities involved. Some enti- 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0-07-061200-5 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ingeniería en tecnologias de la información y comunicaciones