It is important for business management to understand how computer fraud and manipulation is accomplished and what security measures should be instituted to prevent it. The Computer & Internet Fraud Manual provides simple, easy-to understand information about how computers are vulnerable to fraud and what you can do to protect yourself and your company.
Covering topics like e-mail abuse and security, Internet and e-commerce fraud, and legal issues regarding computer fraud, this manual contains technology basics that every anti-fraud professional should know.
Highlights include:
- Legal elements of computer fraud
- Destruction and manipulation of data
- Intrusions and viruses
- Common computer fraud schemes
- E-mail and e-mail monitoring
- Internet fraud and hacking
- E-Commerce fraud
- Prosecution of fraud perpetrators and working with law enforcement
- Applications and systems security
- Implementing computer and information security policies
About the Author
Joseph T. Wells, CFE, CPA, is the founder and Chairman of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), and a professor of fraud examination at the University of Texas at Austin. He writes, researches, and lectures to business and professional groups on fraud related issues and is frequently quoted in the national and international media. He has won top writing awards from both Internal Auditor and the Journal of Accounting magazines, and he is a winner of the Innovation in Accounting Education Award presented by the American Accounting Association. Mr. Wells is a member of both the Journal Accountancy Hall of Fame and the AICPA Hall of Fame, and for the last seven years in a row, he has been named to Accounting Today’s list of top 100 most influential people in accounting.
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