rnp@cs.edinburgh.ac.uk (Rob Procter) (04/19/91)
Here's a questionnaire concerned with computer security and its related issues. Please complete it by replying with the *question number* and the *number* of the option listed with it, that most closely corresponds to your view. I am in the second year of a PhD investigating the issue of computer security in its social context. All responses will be treated with total confidentiality and none of their content will be used verbatim in the research without the prior consent of the respondent. I EMPHASISE THAT THIS RESEARCH IS FOR PURELY ACADEMIC PURPOSES. VERIFICATION OF MY ACADEMIC STATUS AND NATURE OF THE RESEARCH CAN BE SUPPLIED UPON REQUEST, AS WILL THE FINDINGS WHEN EVENTUALLY COLLATED AND ANALYSED. Q1) What is your nationality? Q2) What is your gender? [1] Male [2] Female Q3) What is your age? [3] 15-20 [4] 21-30 [5] 31-40 [6] Over 40 Q4) What is your job title? Q5) Which of the following best describes your organisation? [7] academic [8] commercial manufacturing [9] commercial R&D [10] consultancy [11] commercial services (e.g. banking) [12] public serivices [13] other (please state) Q6) Which of the following are features of your computing environment? [14] central multi-access mini/mainframe(s) [15] single-worker workstations [16] local area network(s) [17] wide area network(s) Q7) How would you describe the computing security arrangements and practices within your organisation? [18] too strict [19] adequate [20] lax Q8) Do you have any formal qualifications in computing? e.g. [21] B.Sc. [22] M.Sc. [23] Ph.D. [24] other (please state) Q9) What's the length of your professional experience? [25] 1-5 years [26] 6-10 years [27] 11-15 years [28] more than 15 years Q10) Name any professional or computer-orientated interest group to which you belong. Q11) How long have you maintained a serious interest in computing? [29] 1-5 years [30] 6-10 years [31] More than 10 years Q12) Would you describe this interest as: [32] mainly professional [33] professional and recreational (please describe the latter) Q13) Have you ever had experience of... [34] a malicious hack [35] a harmless browse [36] a viral-type incident [37] none of these Q14) If so, how many times? [38] 0-5 [39] 6-10 [40] more than 10 Q15) Was it... [41] a virus [42] a worm [43] a trojan horse [44] none of these (please specify) Q16) How serious were the problems it caused? [45] very [46] not very [47] not at all serious Q17) Would you say that the computing industry's concern about viruses has been... [48] about right [49] insufficient [50] excessive [51] hysterical Q18) Would you describe non-destructive unauthorised access to data as a crime? [52] yes [53] no [54] don't know Q19) Are you happy with current legislation concerning computer security? [55] yes, it's about right [56] no, it's too draconian [57] not strong enough [58] don't know Q20) Do you think the computing industry would gain from a more professional structure? [59] yes [60] no [61] don't know Q21) In your view, who poses the greatest threat to systems/data security? [62] "insider" disaffected employees [63] "external" cracker/browsers [64] about the same risk Q22) Do you think there are any potentially useful spin-offs to virus- producing techniques? [65] yes (please specify) [66] no [67] don't know Q23) Are there any beneficial (side) effects to system-breaking? [68] yes (please specify) [69] no [70] don't know Q24) Do you have any knowledge or interest in "Cyberpunk" culture/ fiction? [71] yes [72] no Q25) Do you think that browsing/cracking/virus incidents, will, in the future... [73] increase [74] decrease [75] stay the same THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT, PLEASE CONTACT ME BY E-MAIL IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THESE ISSUES IN MORE DEPTH OR IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE RESULTS OF MY RESEARCH. Paul A. Taylor, Depts of Economics and Politics, University of Edinburgh.
smith@NCoast.ORG (Phil Smith) (04/22/91)
I tried to send one in, but it keeps bouncing. If the original poster (or anyone else) can provide a bounce-proof path I would appreciate it.