Ethical impact on ICT

legal impact on ICT

Threats facing an organisation

Organisations have become dependent on their information. It has a high value (not least to their competitors), has been difficult to create and they would probably fail were it to be lost. The organisation needs to secure this information.

The threats

The organisation must protect itself, and therefore realise a policy to deal with the eventuality of any of the following:

• Errors
• Data entry errors
• Program errors
• Operator errors
• Hardware
• Power failure
• Storage failure
• System failure
• Data corruption
• Network failure
• Computer Crime
• Theft (hardware, software or data)
• Hacking
• Viruses
• Disasters
• Fire
• Flood
• Earthquake
• War and/or Terrorism

Risk Analysis

The above threats are real and action can be taken to lessen the impact of any to the organisation. However in the UK we seldom have earthquakes and so the 'risk' to an organisation is minimal and may not be worth great expense to make all their buildings and facilities quake proof. The risk should be weighed against the likelihood and the possible financial loss, legal consequences or damage to corporate image measured.

All risks should therefore be analysed for cause and effect and become part of the organisational policy.

Layers of Security

An organisation can protect itself by using some or all of the following:

• Building Security (guards, IDs, visitor passes)
• Terminal and PC use controls (locks, swipe cards, biometric identification)
• Authorisation Software (e.g. access levels)
• Communications Software (automatic call-back, encryption, handshaking)
• Operational Security (audit trails, virus checks, backup, firewalls)
• Personnel Screening (hiring policies, separation of duties, training) 
 

 

Economic impact on ICT

in ict people use it for business work and banking accounts.people who have bank accounts can place their money in a bank with their credit card and save up £1000. you can also go on to a bank account online if you cant go to a bank.

Social Impacts on ICT

 How we spend our free time
       

During the 1980 and the 1990 children and young people would spend their time watching TV because it was in color. But in this day in age, although television is still popular, most young people spends more time on the internet, using social network sites (facebook, twitter, bebo, messenger and skype), instant messenger sites and playing computer games (online games, Xbox 360, wii, DS, PSP and PC games).

Effects on the communities

With having so much information available online, traditional facility, like village shops are having price drop in customers. It is causing them to no longer be necessary for the community. This has a negative effect on the communities because there are fewer shops to go to.

How should you help communities?

·        You should go to local libraries to find information

·        You can deliver a letter to someone (but you might need to plan out before hand

·        Go to local shops more (than just ordering it online) you never know if you can get good deals

·        Go play games outside instead of going inside

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