Computer Crime: A Peopleware Problem. Proceedings of a Conference Held in Monterey, California on October 25 - 26, 1993

Abstract

We conceived this conference to study the key element in automated information systems: the human interface with the computer. We design trusted systems with more than adequate safeguards for the protection of information. We install elaborate flagging devices to ensure that system integrity is not violated. Yet, we now realize that the human, or Peopleware, problem is the most vexing. Much of the content of this report can be applied to any situation where insiders or determined outsiders gain access and do harm. Computers are the vector. They are the means by which a criminal end is reached. Nonetheless, the speed and stealth by which such information can be transmitted makes computer crime a dangerous threat to our national security. This group of security and computer professionals, both government and private, expresses concerns about computer crime that should be heard by a wider audience.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 26, 1993
Accession Number
ADA281541

Entities

People

  • Theodore R. Sarbin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Crime
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Congress
  • Cybersecurity
  • Electronic Mail
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Policy
  • Security Personnel

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Cybersecurity.
  • Educational Psychology