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Mr. Chairman. Members of the Subcommittee on Crime. My name is Wilbur C. Miller. I am the President of Drake University, which is located in Des Moines, Iowa. I am here today, by your invitation, to share my views on the ". . . future problems with electronic and computer fraud and the effect such innovations will have on educational institutions." At Drake, as with many institutions of higher education, this issue is not and has not been a consideration merely of problems for the future but has, in fact, been of great concern since the initial use of computers on the university campus. The views that I will be sharing with you are not hypothetical nor are they totally philosophical. On the evening of January 31, 1984, one of Drake University's computers was penetrated by hackers. These individuals had no connection with the University as students, faculty or staff and gained access to the computer through a telephone connection from an off-campus location. As a result of this unauthorized intrusion into the system, the University has been forced to dedicate scarce resources to the task of determining the extent and the effect of the intrusion. Many students and faculty members hav

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Author

Miller, Wilbur C.

Publisher

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Published

1984

Language

EN

Field

Computer Science (Physical Sciences)