Managing computer risk : a guide for the policymaker

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Managing computer risk : a guide for the policymaker

Gerald M. Ward, Jonathan D. Harris

(The Wiley/Ronald-National Association of Accountants professional book series)

John Wiley & Sons, c1986

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A management guide to controlling the risks involved in selecting, installing, updating and maintaining a computer network. The book covers management-level strategic and implementation issues such as operating risks, internal auditing and security, as well as technical concepts and products. Also included is a glossary of computer terminology presented in an accessible, jargon-free manner, action checklists of necessary tasks, and a major survey, carried out by the National Association of Accountants, of business data security issues.

Table of Contents

  • THE POLICYMAKER'S PERSPECTIVE: Bridging the Gap
  • Planning and Developing Computer Systems
  • Minimizing Day-to- Day Computer Operating Risks
  • Microcomputers: Changing the Risk Environment
  • The Vital Link: An Effective Internal Audit Group
  • Data Security: Ten Tough Questions
  • UNDERSTANDING THE TECHNOLOGY: The Changing Landscape
  • What all these Computer People Do, and Why
  • Developing and Maintaining Systems
  • Hardware: More than You Need to Know About Nuts and Bolts
  • Software and More Software
  • Data Communications
  • Appendix
  • Glossary
  • Index.

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