AJS/524: Cybercrime and Information Systems Security
Smith Systems Consulting Audit Report
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Smith Systems Consulting Audit Report
Smith Systems Consulting -SSC- has been serving clients since 1994. It is a company
that has a high value in Web and Business Application Services, helps with custom web design,
database solutions, and network applications. To guarantee success, it is recommended that
businesses choose SSC. Though support is offered throughout SSC, the biggest point this highly
qualified business is trying to push is to keep customers returning to their clients’ websites and
keep those websites current("eCampus: Login", 2003).
Confidentiality
For the past 26 years SSC has ensured complete compliance with all necessary
laws("eCampus: Login", 2003). Primarily, they must follow the laws of confidentiality. “The
ethical duty of a lawyer not to affirmatively disclose information related to the representation of
a client. Unlike the attorney-client privilege, the duty of confidentiality is in effect at all times,
not just in the face of legal demands for client information.” As a consulting firm, SSC works
directly with specific clients such as lawyers and healthcare providers. The laws of
confidentiality must be followed, and the distribution of information must be pertinent and
sometimes only on a need-to-know basis("Attorney's Duty of Confidentiality", 2020). It is
important for SSC to take these factors into consideration when working with the public or their
clients daily.
Copyright
Copyrighting is, “the legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, perform,
film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same("what
does copyright mean - Google Search", 2020).” SSC does not have very many copyrighting
issues as the company is deemed to be a work for hire. The law firm SSC directly uses does not
specialize in this area.Therefore, if a copyrighting issue were to arise, there would be nothing the