Computer Misuse Act 1990 Essay
Computer Misuse Act 1990
Another legal issue linked with information issues within an organisation is the Computer Misuse Act 1990. This states that it is against the law to commit a crime using a computer and that anything that is against the law in the ‘real’ world is equally illegal in the ‘virtual’ one. This basically means that it is illegal to physically break a computer but if you use a virus it is equally illegal as it is still breaking the computer but using a ‘virtual’ method. Before 1990, there was no legislation in place to punish anyone committing such crimes. However, they then introduced this new legislation called the Computer Misuse Act 1990 and since then they have been able to punish any form of hacker.
There are three main offences under this act, they are; unauthorised …show more content…
which must all have the appropriate protection from external sources. However, internal sources can gain access to this much easier. If an employee was to gain access to this information without authorisation and look through it, they could be punished by the law under this act for unauthorised access to computer material. If that employee was to take a step further and use information such as bank details to make a purchase or transfer money, they can be punished for the second degree punishment which is unauthorised access with intent to commit further offences. However, if they take it further and actually modify this information in any way, the most severe punishment is actioned which unauthorised modification of computer material is. For this, Tesda could have major legal issues so by using contracts they can eliminate themselves as the company from the proceedings and only the employee will be punished. Obviously, Tesda as a company will want to keep this internal as much as possible due to the reputational damage it can have on them and the after effects it can have on
Another legal issue linked with information issues within an organisation is the Computer Misuse Act 1990. This states that it is against the law to commit a crime using a computer and that anything that is against the law in the ‘real’ world is equally illegal in the ‘virtual’ one. This basically means that it is illegal to physically break a computer but if you use a virus it is equally illegal as it is still breaking the computer but using a ‘virtual’ method. Before 1990, there was no legislation in place to punish anyone committing such crimes. However, they then introduced this new legislation called the Computer Misuse Act 1990 and since then they have been able to punish any form of hacker.
There are three main offences under this act, they are; unauthorised …show more content…
which must all have the appropriate protection from external sources. However, internal sources can gain access to this much easier. If an employee was to gain access to this information without authorisation and look through it, they could be punished by the law under this act for unauthorised access to computer material. If that employee was to take a step further and use information such as bank details to make a purchase or transfer money, they can be punished for the second degree punishment which is unauthorised access with intent to commit further offences. However, if they take it further and actually modify this information in any way, the most severe punishment is actioned which unauthorised modification of computer material is. For this, Tesda could have major legal issues so by using contracts they can eliminate themselves as the company from the proceedings and only the employee will be punished. Obviously, Tesda as a company will want to keep this internal as much as possible due to the reputational damage it can have on them and the after effects it can have on