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Chapter 15: Managing IT: Security and Ethical Challenges



Web Links
web links

Real World Case 1: Microsoft and the Cult of the Dead Cow: Hacking into Windows NT
  1. http://www.cultdeadcow.com/ This is the official homepage of Cult of the Dead Cow.

  2. http://www.l0pht.com/cdc.html Another un-official page of Cult of the Dead Cow.

  3. http://www.microsoft.com/misc/privacy_security.htm
    This is Microsoft's site on privacy and security where you can learn about your privacy.
Real World Case 2: Dow Corning and Universal Health Service: Business/IT Ethic
  1. http://www.uhsinc.com/ This is the home page of Universal Health Services (UHS) one of the nation's largest healthcare management companies.

  2. http://condor.depaul.edu/ethics/ethb1.html
    This site provides links to ethics-related topics.
Read World Case 3: Omega Engineering Inc.: Security Failures and Computer Crime
  1. http://www.omega.com/ This is the home page of Omega Engineering.

  2. http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/index.html This United States Department of Justice site provides tons of information on computer crime.

  3. http://mailer.fsu.edu/~btf1553/ccrr/welcome.htm
    This site provides computer crime research resources.
Real World Problem 1: First Union and Sears Roebuck: The Ethics of Computer Matching
  1. http://www.firstunion.com/ This is the home page of First Union.

  2. http://www.sears.com/ This is the home page of Sear Roebuck.

  3. http://stasi.bradley.edu/privacy/matching.html
    This page contains information on computer matching and its legal issues.
Real World Problem 2: General Motors and AT&T: The Ethics of Customer Profiles
  1. http://www.gm.com/ This is the home page of GM.

  2. http://www.att.com/
    This is the home page of AT&T.
Real World Problem 3: Young & Rubicam and National Semiconductor: Securing the Internet
  1. http://yr.com/index_noflash.html This is the home page of Young & Rubicam a global marketing and communication enterprise with integrated services in advertising perception management and public relations.

  2. http://www.national.com/ This is the home page of National Semiconductor designs.

  3. http://search.zdnet.com/pcmag/features/inetsecurity/safesuite.htm
    This PC Magazine site contains information on Internet security systems.
Real World Problem 4: Prudential Insurance and GEICO corporation: Disaster Recovery Contingency Plans for Year 2000
  1. http://www.prudential.com/ This is the homepage of Prudential Insurance Company.

  2. http://www.geico.com/ This is the homepage of GEICO one of the US's largest auto insurers.

  3. http://www.y2k.gov.au/html/summary.html
    Detailed information on Year2000 problem is available on this site.
Real World Problem 5: James A. Cooley: How to Fight Spam
  1. http://headlines.yahoo.com/Full_Coverage/Tech/Spam_Wars/
    This page on Spam from Yahoo includes latest news and related web sites.


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