Description
Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word article summary about a recent data breach or computer fraud at an organization to include the following:
- Describe the circumstances involved and the results of the event.
- Explain how the data breach occurred and what could have been done to prevent the breach/fraud from occurring.
- Discuss what the organization has done or is doing to prevent the breach/fraud from occurring in the future.
- Discuss the impact of the breach/fraud on the organization.
- Discuss whether you believe that most incidents of data breaches and fraud are reported to the public. Why or why not?
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
Running Head: COMPUTER FRAUD
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Computer Fraud
Institutional Affiliation
Date
COMPUTER FRAUD
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Computer Fraud
Computer fraud is any illegal act that involves the use of computer knowledge and technology in
carrying out fraud activities. When using computers people committing the fraud conduct the
activity in less time but with a high quantity of the product stolen. Most of the computer frauds
leave back less evidence because most of the computer frauds are always done by computer
experts who destroy the evidence completely (Nachreiner, Findorff, Wyman, & McCarthy,
2007).
Describe the circumstances involved and the results of the event.
There are various circumstances involved in computer frauds. Some of these circumstances may
involve a statement of contradiction that may be oral or written about a material which doesn’t
reveal the fact about the material. Misappropriation of assets, for example, giving a false useful
life rather than the one expected. False disposal of assets, that may involve assets which are
disposed of in the system yet physically they still exist (Nachreiner, Findorff, Wyman, &
McCarthy, 2007).
The payment of most ghost workers in the payroll involves paying workers who really don’t
exist in the organization. The money paid to ghost workers is taken by the top accountants. At
some time fraud can be carried out by refusing to delete names of the dead workers on the
payroll. The people who ...
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