tion to fiduciary fraud to tax evasion to false advertising and so on and so forth.
Computer criminals are considered to be white collar criminals in the contemporary environment. The common public perception of computer criminals is of a "hacker" of student age who is simply participating in a prank. Many computer related crimes, however, are committed by the so called professional criminal who has discovered a new and potent tool. More importantly, the vast majority of computer crime is internal and is committed disgruntled or former employees. Thus, a valued employee may well commit a computer related crime.
Actions taken to counter computer abuse, computer crime, and computer related crime are referred to under the general term of computer security. Computer security concerns may be addressed through computer hardware, computer software, laws, organizational policies, and organizational procedures.
Possibly the most important action which may be taken by organizations to thwart computer abuses and computer crimes is to officially reco
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