• DocumentCode
    1228451
  • Title

    The cost of computer crime

  • Author

    Hook, Chris

  • Author_Institution
    NCC Services Ltd., UK
  • Volume
    41
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    1/19/1995 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    29
  • Lastpage
    32
  • Abstract
    Computer-related crime cost UK businesses an estimated £473 million in 1993-94. How do these losses occur, and how can they be prevented? The author describes the different types of security breach (both accidental and deliberate) which fall into two main categories, physical and logical, quoting real life examples. The damage caused and the cost of these security breaches are discussed
  • Keywords
    computer crime; economics; UK businesses; computer crime; logical security breach; physical security breach; security breach costs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    IEE Review
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0953-5683
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/ir:19950110
  • Filename
    350107