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content/notes/03-threats-social-engineering-and-failures.md

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 ## Intellectual property
 - creation ownership and control of original ideas
-- common breaches
-	- software priracy
-	- 
+- common breaches include software priracy
+- two organisatons investigate software abuse
+	- software and information industry association (SIIA)
+	- business software alliance (BSA)
+- enforcement of copyright laws has been attempted with technical security mechanisms (e.g., watermark, you need an account, must register the software, etc)
+
+## deviations in quality of service
+- when a product is not delivered as expected
+- info systems depend of successful operation of many interdependent support systems
+- internet, communications, power irregularities, all affect the availability of information systems
+- internet:
+	- ISP failures can considerably undermine the availability of information
+	- outsourced web hosting assumes responsibility for all internet service as well as for the hardware and the web site operaing system software. 
+	- terms of service ensure that these services are guaranteed
+- communication and other provider service issues include
+	- other untilities: telephone, water, wastewater, garbage collection
+	- these all affect the companies ability to function
+- power irregularities
+	- pwer exess, shortages, losses
+	- sensitive equipment vulnerable to and easily damaged by fluctuations
+	- controls can be applied to manage power quality e.g., UPS
+
+## espionage or trespass 
+- unauthorized attempts to gain illegal access to information