Information Technlogy and Hack

Hacking has become a major issue in today’s world of technology. Even software giant Microsoft has been affected. Recently hackers broke into Microsoft’s computer system. The hacker or hackers created new accounts so that they could gain access to parts of the software giant’s computer network. “Some accounts were being created that did not match or normal audit logs,” Mr. Schmidt the corporate security office for the Microsoft Corporation, said (Schwartz, 2000). According …showed first 75 words of 683 total…

…showed last 75 words of 683 total…use (web surfing, reading e-mail, etc.). If the company had a security policy for employees in place, such an incident may not have occurred. Unfortunately, it took an innocent mistake of an employee and the loss of someone’s job for such a policy to be put in effect. u Schwartz, John (2000, October 29). Irregular New Accounts Alerted Microsoft to Network Intruder. The New York Times. [Online reprint]. Available. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/29/technology/29SOFT.html