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Data Security and the Cloud
Author(s) -
Byington J. Ralph,
McGee Jo Ann
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of corporate accounting and finance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1097-0053
pISSN - 1044-8136
DOI - 10.1002/jcaf.21971
Subject(s) - cybercrime , cloud computing , computer security , computer science , the internet , internet privacy , checklist , collar , cloud computing security , white paper , business , world wide web , political science , finance , law , psychology , cognitive psychology , operating system
The global price tag for white‐collar crime (WCC) has reached $3.6 trillion annually. When WCC involves the computer and the Internet, it is called cybercrime—which received a boost with the onset of cloud computing. The authors discuss the risks of cloud computing, suggest some countermeasures, and provide a checklist that management can use to help prevent problems.