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Improving Fraud Control in Small Banks using Dynamic Object-based Separation of Duties

by Ephrem Kwaku Kwaa-Aidoo
International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 174 - Number 13
Year of Publication: 2021
Authors: Ephrem Kwaku Kwaa-Aidoo
10.5120/ijca2021921024

Ephrem Kwaku Kwaa-Aidoo . Improving Fraud Control in Small Banks using Dynamic Object-based Separation of Duties. International Journal of Computer Applications. 174, 13 ( Jan 2021), 33-39. DOI=10.5120/ijca2021921024

@article{ 10.5120/ijca2021921024,
author = { Ephrem Kwaku Kwaa-Aidoo },
title = { Improving Fraud Control in Small Banks using Dynamic Object-based Separation of Duties },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { Jan 2021 },
volume = { 174 },
number = { 13 },
month = { Jan },
year = { 2021 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 33-39 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume174/number13/31740-2021921024/ },
doi = { 10.5120/ijca2021921024 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
}
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%J International Journal of Computer Applications
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%P 33-39
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%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

Conflicts arise when the execution of two or more tasks by a person creates a vulnerability which when exploited could threaten a business and its goals. These threats could lead to a severe loss of corporate resources and in some cases result in the collapse of businesses. This paper discusses the issue of implementing separation of duty within an information system to deal with conflicting tasks. It examined the issue of separation of duty within small banks and their efforts to prevent fraud. The paper argues that separation of duty in these organisations is not effective and can be compounded by the use of mechanisms like job rotation. It focuses on object-based separation of duty and its possible use in small firms. It proposes the introduction of elements of the Chinese wall security policy and its derivatives to introduce granularity into the implementation of object-based separation of duty.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Separation of Duty Chinese Wall Security Policy Small Banks