Computer abuse, information technologies and judicial affairs
Elizabeth Mackenzie, Kathryn Haley Goldman · 2000
Crime on the Internet has become a formidable challenge for university information technology and student judicial systems.The nature of university computing requires a relatively unrestricted network, which exposes the university to online hacking, harassment, spam, copyright violations and other computing abuses.This paper will discuss the University of Delaware's efforts to control and prevent online crime while maintaining the open network access required for teaching, research and collaboration by faculty and students.Information Technologies and the Dean of Students Office at the University of Delaware have worked together to implement policies and procedures to educate students, discourage computer abuse, fairly adjudicate offenders and protect victims.We will discuss these policies and standard practices and our proactive approach to anticipating future threats to computer security.Next, we will discuss several types of computer abuse typically seen in a university setting.We then outline both the University's response to particular incidents and its efforts toward long-term solutions for each type of computer abuse.The intended audience for this paper includes both professionals in information technologies, system security and those involved in student judicial systems.