My decision on the Hacking case

If I am to decide on the Hacking Case, I view the the charged party, Leilani Garcia not guilty on committing “unauthorized access”. This is because Leilani Garcia used an authorize user account and password to access the system. Hacking only refers to unauthorized access or access without the knowledge and consent of the owner of the computer system. Leilani claims to use an account provided to her, I view that the co-accused Cesar Manalac liable for providing the account if the owner, Vivienne Tan, is not informed that the account is being used by Leilani or anybody in the organization. Hacking also refers to any access in order to corrupt, alter, steal or destroy using a computer or information and communication system. Our module did not state what Leilani did to the system of Thames International Business School. If Leilani had corrupted, altered or
destroyed the system or information on the system, I may consider it as hacking.