What Are the Controls Design Considerations in a New AIS

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Essay

What are the controls design considerations in a new AIS?

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Definitions:

Malware Fraud

A deceptive practice that involves the creation and distribution of malicious software intended to damage or illegally access a computer system.

Rootkit

Programs that allow hackers to gain access to your computer and take almost complete control of it without your knowledge. These programs are designed to subvert normal login procedures to a computer and to hide their operations from normal detection methods.

Logic Bomb

A piece of code intentionally inserted into a software system that will set off a malicious function when specified conditions are met.

Denial Of Service

An attack that aims to make a computer or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a host connected to the internet.