Why Should Administrators be Concerned About Computer Crime and Technology Misuse?
Most schools now use technology for organizing and accessing information. Networked computers have significantly improved the speed with which administrative functions can be performed. Additionally, information regarding students, staff, courses, programs and facilities is made much more readily available. There is a cost and potential source of concern that arises as technology-based interactions become a major mode of communication. Academic records must be secured, and sensitive information must be restricted in its availability. Each institution is ultimately responsible for the integrity and security of its data. Allowing students increased access to the world via computer connections brings on a new set of risks and concerns. For example, during the Spring, 1999 semester, a small group of students at Urbana High School (Urbana, IL, USA) were found to have been involved in credit card fraud. The sophomore group had been using their home machines, school machines and sniffer softw
