act of Co outer Viruses o Society Dr. Jimming L,in Faculty of Administration University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario KlN 6N5, Canada Dr. Chia-Hao Chang Department of Industrial and System Engineering University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI, USA 48128 Computer viruses have recently drawn a lot of attention because of some spectacular examples of their power of disruption. This paper discusses the impact of computer viruses on different sectors of the society. Four important perspectives of society will be discussed here: 1. 2. 3. 4. The managerial perspective The users' perspective The manufacturers' perspective The security specialists' perspective Managerial Perspective The implications of the computer virus growth are especially important for management information systems (MIS). Management is becoming more aware of the security considerations and internal policies of the firm . In order to prevent system contamination, employees should be warned not to use any unchecked programs . The MIS management should set more straightforward policies and the repercussions of not abiding by them. Similarly, any software used in the office should remain there and no place else . This is to safeguard against possible infections that could occur outside of the office environment. The focus of most policies will
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The impact of computer viruses on society
Lin, J.; Chang, C.-H.
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, Volume 19 (4)
Association for Computing Machinery – Dec 1, 1989
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