d. Robert discovered a new sensitivity analysis publicdomain program on the Internet. He downloaded the software to his microcomputer at home, then took the application to work and placed it onto his networked personal computer. The program had a virus on it that eventually spread to the company’s mainframe. e. Murray, a trusted employee and a systems engineer, had access to both the computer access control list and user passwords. The firm’s competitor recently hired him for twice his salary. After leaving, Murray continued to browse through his old employer’s data, such as price lists, customer lists, bids on jobs, and so on. He passed this information on to his new employer

d. Robert discovered a new sensitivity analysis publicdomain program on the Internet. He downloaded the software to his microcomputer at home, then took the application to work and placed it onto his networked personal computer. The program had a virus on it that eventually spread to the company’s mainframe. e. Murray, a trusted employee and a systems engineer, had access to both the computer access control list and user passwords. The firm’s competitor recently hired him for twice his salary. After leaving, Murray continued to browse through his old employer’s data, such as price lists, customer lists, bids on jobs, and so on. He passed this information on to his new employer

Accounting Information Systems

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337619202

Author:Hall, James A.

Publisher:Hall, James A.

Chapter15: Auditing It Controls Part Ii: Security And Access

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