Aggression on the Networks: An Australian Viewpoint

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Author(s): William Hutchinson (Edith Cowan University, Australia)and Matthew Warren (Deakin University, Australia)
Copyright: 2002
Pages: 12
Source title: Social Responsibility in the Information Age: Issues and Controversies
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Gurpreet Dhillon (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-930708-11-2.ch008

Keywords: Human Aspects of Technology / Information Science Reference / Knowledge Society / Social Sciences & Humanities

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This chapter examines the attitudes of Australian IS/IT managers to the concept of cyber-vigilantism. Also, it explores the policies and procedures which have been set in place by various organizations to cope with concerted attacks on their systems. It finds that although a majority of managers do approve of the concept of “striking back’, only a minority are prepared for this eventuality. There appears to be complacency about the threats posed by organized, offensive attackers.

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