Essays on Personal Information

Privacy and safety of personal online accounts has been a hot topic for quite some time already. Personal data theft is possible virtually anywhere, and the society has seen it happen many times, from hacked bank accounts to leaked photos of celebrities. And, while network security experts and Internet companies are left wondering about where and how the next security breach is going to take place, there are steps users can take if not to fully alleviate but, at least, to decrease the possibility of their personal information being stolen or misused. Facebook’s privacy options are divided into ...

Social Engineering is the art of deceiving or manipulating a person to engage in an activity which may or may not be in the best interest of that person. Social engineering encompasses activities such as obtaining the information of someone else deceitfully, gaining access to the computers of other people without their consent and getting a person to fraudulently engage in activities which they could not have engaged in ordinarily (Hagnagy 9-10). Further, social engineering does not consist of merely one action. On the contrary, social engineering entails a multiplicity of skills fitted into a particular framework which when ...

Authentication is the process of verifying the true identity of an individual who is the user of some application or program and it is used to discover whether the user is a fake or a phony. Authentication requires a cross-matching of the credentials and information provided by the user to the files present in a database or an operating system, which requires users to provide their personal information. Authentication is only approved when the credentials match with the stored information and the process of verification is rendered complete. Web applications have a two-part authentication mechanism: asking for the credentials ...

This paper would like to research about the impact brought about by the advancement of communication technology, especially in surveillance technology, to an individual’s privacy and convenience. The rapid advancement in communication technology is one of the most salient feature of the modern society. Many people welcome this advancement as a positive development because of its positive impact to an individual’s convenience. Computers and smartphones, which utilizes the internet communication technology, have enabled individuals to work, shop and study online even in the comforts of their own home. E-commerce, for example, is becoming the new business trend ...

I work as a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. This week I was going to make a presentation in one of the universities of our country. I talk about the dangers and true occurrences of fraud. I was told about the identity theft of the professors of the university. At first, there were only two victims but then during a month their number increased to fifteen. All the victims noticed unexplained charges and credit accounts on their credit reports. I became interested in this case, that was why I decided to help them. We will try ...

Key issue / Introduction

The Department of Homeland Security was created in 2002 to protect the homeland security of the United States. Cybersecurity is a goal of the department and involves the protection against the unauthorized or illegal use of electronic information or data. It involves the protection of computers, networks, data and programs. Cybersecurity involves a number of factors. Those will malicious intentions can have operated from any place in the world. Cyberspace and systems that are physical have strong linkages. Vulnerabilities to cyberspace are difficult to reduce. Those who invade and attack cyberspace are difficult to identify due to the complexity ...

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Most organizations and businesses have reported a loss of billions of money while others have become bankrupt leading to closure. Security breaches have propagated most of these events due to the kind of technology implemented. Mobile devices and Internet connections have been on top of the list. As technology keeps on evolving, different convenient methods of communication and accessing information keeps on improving. This evolution leads to new cybercrime activities which have posed to be a significant threat to financial growth in different economic sectors. However, there have been the implementation of new methods to curb the security breaches ...

Discussing Modern Electronic Records, Online Venues and Mobile Devices

INTRODUCTION This is the 21st century, an era of ever-increasing advancements in the realm of science and technology. Year after year more advanced, more innovative and more efficient technologies continued to be developed. We see this in how many people rely on technological devices, like computers, “i-pads” or tablets and smart phones, to fulfill their job requirements, to gain an education and in their every day social lives. There are no major industries that have not developed or placed their dependence in some kind of technology, be it farming and manufacturing or banking and construction; the healthcare industry is ...

Health IT Hot Topic of Week Assignment: Electronic Health Record

Electronic Health Record can be defined as the systematic collection of the health information of populations and patients that have been electronically stored in digital format. The health information can be shared across diverse heath care settings through enterprise-connected and network-connected information systems as well as other information exchanges and network systems (Hsiao, Hing, Socey & Cai, 2010). Electronic Health Records includes an array of data, from allergies, medication, medical history, radiology images, medical billing information, and personal statistics such as weight, age, and laboratory test results to immunization status. Electronic Health Record systems are often developed for the main ...

Introduction

Scientific discoveries and advances have yielded a broad range of technological applications that can be utilized in business settings. Today, business entities can make use of technology to reach their goals more efficiently and comprehensively than any other time in history. Computers are playing a significant role in modern business transactions. Cell phones, GPS, the Internet, and other technological marvels are transforming the way business is conducted. However, these advances are creating new scenarios that come with new ethical challenges. When technology begins to infringe the rights of an individual, then it borders on becoming unethical. Today, computers and ...

REF: NEW REGULATIONS TO SECURE HEALTH INFORMATION AND PROTECT PATIENT PRIVACY

Hello. I hope this memo finds you in perfect health. I would like to bring to your attention the following changes to DHHS’s HIPAA regulatory requirements. Also highlighted are some of the subsequent internal policy changes as well as their influence on nursing practice and patient care.

New Regulatory Requirement

The DHHS has strengthened its regulations on the need for enhanced privacy and security for protected health information (PHI). This move works in line with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) 1996. The revision, therefore, addresses the following key pointers. First, in the revision, there is a great enhancement ...

Facebook has emerged to be one to the most influential and widely used social media platform. The usage of Facebook has tremendously expanded throughout times utilizing innovate strategies to sustain its lead. In this document, strategic analysis of the case study of Facebook is conducted. By the case study, the information has been assessed to determine strategies Facebook adopted till 2014. For analysis, strategic models PEST and SWOT model is used to assess the external and internal environment. It concludes with the identification of strategic actions and implementation steps Facebook has taken to address the problems and issues. 1. ...

The article entitled as ‘Edward Snowden is No Hero’, by Jeffrey Toobin, addresses the issue related to the unauthorized access to the individual’s personal details to the government organization. The author has discussed the concerns of Edward Snowden about the prevalence of access to the personal information of a large amount of population without the adequate judgment about the use of the information by the organization. The concerns of the author are considered as a whistle-blower issue that can enlighten and address the wellbeing of the society by indicating the prevalence of an unethical practical. Moreover, the author’ ...

Introduction

Counseling is a significant collective aspect, especially in the present world where pressures of work, career, and family tend to take a toll on most people. In fact, most organizations today employ a counseling psychologist to attend to the emotional and mental needs of their employees as a step toward maintaining maximum productivity. Youth Off the Streets is an organization dedicated to the well-being of youths living in the streets due to their lack of alternative accommodation. The central role of the organization is to attend to the immediate need of these youths, which is accommodation, and to provide ...

Social media has a lot of impact in the current world more than anyone would have thought of 15 years back. Development of technology not only for business and corporate purposes but significant changes in the social field where teenagers are mainly involved. In the previous years, social media was on computers which had the private connection to the Internet, today with an existence of smartphones and tablets accessing the different sites is easier and faster. Access of social no longer has limitations to Cyber cafes offering Internet services; an individual can sign in and connect with friends anywhere. ...

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Connected anytime anywhere. This is probably one of the best things that the social media can provide society – a sense of connection. Nowadays, there is no doubt that the social media has been an integral part of people’s day to day lives, not just for the young people but also for the older ones. According to Facebook, one of the most popular social media sites that was founded in 2004, they have more than 1 billion active users on a daily basis through March of 2016. However, users do not just use social media sites to ...

Abstract

Privacy is a fundamental human right that has to be respected. However , with the development in technology, it is the privacy in the workplace which is often getting invaded by both the employer and the fellow workers. The reason for invasion of privacy may differ as indicated by many researches. The employers, however, have an upper hand regarding the infringement of the employees’ privacy. The employers’ needs and the employee rights regarding privacy often collide. This paper looks into the various legal aspects of workplace privacy. It also argues compares and contrasts various issues raised by the employers regarding ...

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The growth of social media and Internet technologies have changed the way businesses and people interact with each other on a daily basis. Not only does social media make communication much easier for people around the world, it provides a number of ways for people to pass the time interacting with each other in a digital medium. However, there are also privacy concerns associated with social media and social networking technologies. Social media and social networking do not provide privacy protections for people the way that they used to, and the amount of information available to the general public ...

Is Password Security Becoming Obsolete?

Is Password Security Becoming Obsolete? The use of passwords as entrance to secure sites is quickly becoming a thing of the past, as well it should, for a number of reasons. Passwords are generated by software programs and people to guard access to personal computers, websites, mobile telephones, and other types of technology. However, the users of technology are becoming more uncomfortable with the lack of security provided by passwords and with remembering all the passwords needed for such data as credit card numbers, health information, and bank accounts (Luukkonen, 2015). Advancing technology has provided users with the ability ...

Introduction

Technology developments have rendered the question of employees’ rights including the right to privacy more and more complex. In itself technology allows employers numerous avenues of surveillance into the conduct of their employees while it also allows the employees numerous ways of engagement and is an inevitable part of their lives. The temptations for employees check out their social media sites and engage in online chatting is also increasing the more these technologies come up. While employees may protest that their rights are being violated by the employer, there are numerous laws that safeguard the interest of each party. ...

As with any cyber phenomenon, hacking is a relatively recent phenomenon invented slightly over 5 decades ago. The period since then and up to this point saw new ways of hacking into different systems developed, deterrent acts enforced, and abusers arrested. The present state of the illicit occupation shows the great heights hacking, unfortunately, has achieved, as seen in it being applied for enjoying free phone calls or transferring bank funds. The occupation looks very developed, worse still, it is predicted to develop in the time to come. The human factor, unprotected systems, and technology development will keep feeding ...

Internet Privacy

Computer privacy has been becoming a major topic in various people’s eyes. The majority of people define privacy as being free from being seen and not disturbed by others and there. There are also people that define privacy as controlling how a person’s personal information is collected, used, and distributed. When Companies and social media are in the picture that is when the gray area really comes into play. Social media is defined as websites and applications that allow users to participate in social networking by creating and sharing content with people they communicate with new people, ...

Introduction

There has been a great change going on in the world technologically. Technology has helped people find easier ways to perform different tasks and duties. It has reduced the time people take to perform the different tasks and duties. Technology has been embraced and applied in different areas. An example is in the production and manufacturing industries, where there are better machines that help reduce overall production cost, time, and manpower. The paper, however, focuses on information technology. Sending and receiving information has become a lot easier and faster. Some challenges come up from the technology. When it comes ...

Executive summary

The ever increasing use of computer based information system and internet in the personal, professional and commercial segments is accompanied by relevant collateral issues relating to privacy, security, and ethics as regards use of the system. The privacy and security issues mainly stem from two elements; advancement in information technology that makes privacy and security of information vulnerable to breaches, and inability of the service providers to adequately protect information and data. During 1970s Walter Maner introduced the term ‘computer ethics’ in order to define ethical problems aggravated, transformed, and created by information technology (Joshi, 2015). This paper is ...

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Connected anytime anywhere. This is probably one of the best things that the social media can provide the society – a sense of connection. Nowadays, there is no doubt that the social media has been an integral part of people’s day to day lives, not just for the young people but also for the older ones. According to Facebook, one of the most popular social media sites that was founded in 2004, they have more than 1 billion active users on a daily basis as of March this year (“Stats”). However, users do not just use social ...

Business Ethic Discussion

Q1: Explain and distinguish the two definitions of privacy. Response Privacy can either be defined as the right to ‘being alone’ and as the right to control information about oneself (Hartman, 2001). In a workplace experience, it is not easy to provide the first definition of privacy, being alone. Hence, there was the need to redefine the term. Having privacy will mean that an employee has the right to own personal information without interference from the second party. Therefore, it is never that easy for one to be alone to ensure privacy but they can have the privacy of ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability Executive summary: This paper is a descriptive analysis of Corporate social responsibility which has long been a significant part of organizational activities at Oracle. Over a span of time, company has achieved great heights owing to its internal ethical standards such as compliance, teamwork, integrity and corporate governance that have contributed greatly towards establishing a good relationship with primary stakeholders and third party clients. The paper also represents a comprehensive report on how the management at Oracle has taken every step towards maintaining quality by regular training and education. Apart from this, the paper also ...

(Q1.) Over the years, Oracle has continued to demonstrate high levels of ethical standards in dealing with its employees, partners, creditors, suppliers, and other pertinent stakeholders. As such, this is one of the factors that have steered the company to the heights of the Fortune 500 (in 2014, the company was ranked 82). Over the years, the company’s board of directors has continued to develop corporate governance, ethical standards that have made the firm responsible to its primary stakeholders. Since the company operates globally, its executive managers in conjunction with the branch managers have developed laws and ethical ...

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The current government has consistently been trying to reduce the costs of healthcare and at the same time improve its quality. This paper focuses on the current state of healthcare through an extensive research on the population. The research uses a cross sectional design to collect data and come up with relevant conclusions. The research project aimed at using a homogenous population to come up with accurate results. Such a population involves participants who have the same knowledge about the subject. Such participants are easily obtained through a referral process where one participant refers another. A total of 50 ...

Introduction

Ever since the infamous attack on the World Trade Center which occurred last September 2001, terrorism is a real, pertinent, and primary cause of concern as of late. Many establishments, particularly airports, are very tantamount on upholding security so as to avoid any more terrorist attacks occurring on a wide scale such as what happened at the World Trade Center. In spite of these countermeasures, terrorist attacks are still a genuine threat at large. Despite best efforts, many countries are still experiencing terrorist attacks every now and then, thereby putting the safety of many people in danger. On a ...

A culture is the standard way of acting, thinking and feeling that a particular societal group has (Sun, 2008). Geert Hofstede developed five parameters to characterize cultures, some of which may prove to vary wildly (1964). This may prove to be challenging in a work environment, though finally enriching. This was the case in a job experience I had with a person from France, who had a very different culture than mine which is Saudi Arabian. The first of these was particularly clear, especially because he was a man and I was a woman. For him, we were two ...

Online personal data has in the recent past become the epicenter of commerce in regard to data brokers. This is illustrated by the growth in data mining companies such as Acxiom. The growth in the trading of data is attributed to the growth in demand for such data by private entities and government agencies among others. While the mining and commercialization of data is not a secret undertaking, many individuals are oblivious to this fact. This is illustrated by the vast amount of data points that people post online. Such data points include birth dates, sex, relationship status, credit ...

Research Paper Draft: The Hospitality Law and Privacy

Introduction Privacy, including information privacy, has become one of the great concerns of our modern information society. Each day, without much difficulty, one can find a news story or report concerning some question of privacy. The main focus of these questions, however, have centered around the age-old debate between what is the best balance between security and privacy. That is to say, very little public, media or government attention has focused on other equally important areas of privacy including privacy in the private sector, such as in the hospitality industry. Nowadays, the hospitality industry increasingly has access mountains of ...

Introduction

There are many online websites that ask for an individual’s personal information, before they allow people to join these websites. This necessity of sharing an email address brings with it online websites leads to several problems for email sharing individuals. Websites end up collecting personal information of a large number of people and they treat is as their asset and find ways to make of them (FTC, 2012). These online websites use personal information of individuals and share it without even asking for consent of individuals. It is essential that online websites protect the personal information of individuals ...

Discussion Assignment

Johanna provided some important insights about the connection between the social media and gender. One of the interesting ideas that she presented that the social media’s ability to dismantle the gender stereotyping that was normally being done on old media. In fact, social media does not only do such thing. The old media companies’ notion showing that if one falls on a certain demographic category, then the person is already predictable. However, it is important to understand that people who uses social media are now representing a wider demographic in terms of categories. Therefore, it is presumable that ...

Introduction

In today’s technology based world and people’s need for social recognition, information, and online shopping, many join several online websites. People provide their personal details such as email address and phone numbers with online websites. The only way people can join these websites is by sharing their personal information. Although there are positives of joining these websites, the negatives outweigh them over a period of time.

Attention-Getter

Even though people give consent to online websites to use their personal information, there are no ways to regulate the information and keep them away from spammers.

Thesis statement

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Social issues cut across a large spectrum of our daily lives, cutting across from human to local area development. In the exploration of considering topics to research on, the researcher looked at the topics which are most relevant to this generations and future generations and settled on these three areas: these are potential topics that were looked into

Child Abuse

Teenage Pregnancy HIV Child abuse The first topic was Child abuse which is a term used to refer to mistreatment and acts of affliction on children. These are acts conducted by caregivers, guardians and parents of the child that often results ...

Social issues cut across a large spectrum of our daily lives, cutting across from human to local area development. In my exploration of considering topics to research on, looked at the topics which are most relevant to this generations and future generations. Settled on these three areas: this is potential topics looking into

Child Abuse

Teenage Pregnancy HIV Child abuse The first topic was Child abuse is a term used to refer to mistreatment and acts of affliction on children. These are acts conducted by caregivers, guardians and parents of the child that often results to real problems and harm to ...

Data breach is the act of viewing or acquiring ones secure data or confidential information without the authorization of the authorized user and releasing it to an untrusted environment. This is mostly done by hackers who get this type of information and sell it to willing buyers. The kind of information that suffers this kind of menace is financial and personal information on credit and debit cards. When applying to get a credit or debit card, one has to offer their personal data and their account details so that the companies involved can keep track of the transactions. In ...

Introduction

The proficiency of nursing informatics and modern technologies is that it stresses on the resolutions for complex issues. Nursing technologies such as smartphones and social media have produced significant effects in the area of healthcare and has facilitated in communication information and to offer quality care of the patients. In current times, Smartphone and social media have brought significant opportunities as well problems for the doctors and nurses in the healthcare work. Several studies have proved that intensive use of Smartphone and social media by health care providers has distracted their minds from professional field. The pervasive usage of ...

Divorce cannot but influence children on the part of their psychological and thus physical state. It has harmful effects on young children, as well as on adolescents. These effects the person feels the whole life. However, there are short-time and long-time effects of parental divorce. This paper is a literature review, which observes some articles concerning the divorce effects on children.

Becoming Stronger at Broken Places

The article Becoming Stronger at Broken Places: A Model for Group Work with Young Adults from Divorced Families written by Sally M. Hage and Mia Nosanow particularly deals with long-term effects that divorce have on children. These effects ...

Introduction

The quest to protect the privacy of people in the digital era has been subject to debate for several years since the revelation by Edward Snowden about the secret surveillance by the NSA and the intelligence agencies. The use of social networks as a way to interact with peers as well as a source of information cannot have become prevalent in the modern society due to its ease of access. It is undisputable that security has also become a challenge in this era where human rights are equally matters to grapple with. It is important that certain elements of ...

In the light of the past terrorist attacks in Paris and the attacks on the Brussels Airport and the metro, experts have pointed out that the internet might have been involved in the planning and strategic plan out of the attacks. The terrorists had been planning on through online means, and jihadist talk had been exchanged over the internet. This called for some serious steps to be taken in order to control and check the kind of conversations and interaction people had in areas to see whether any extremist and terrorist agenda was being conveyed anywhere. With this in ...

Terms and Conditions may apply

People are usually fast to agree on terms and conditions on online platforms without necessarily evaluating the risks associated with accepting. Online privacy policy typically utilizes the information of the users that can be displayed to third parties as well as government corporations; such a measure hinders the independence of one’s personal information. Individuals often do not read all the information provided since it is always bulky. Such a situation is amongst the factors that hinder people from going through all the information that requires a person to agree with before proceeding with the given process, for example, ...

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Brief Overview In the work of a school counselor, ethical code of conduct plays a central role identifying the quality of the profession. A failure to comply with the ethical rules may lead to the disciplinary and legal consequences that will affect the career as well as the entire educational establishment. It is essential to remember that school bears a list of responsibilities for the life and well-being of children and adolescents that are both legally and ethically safeguarded by the state and the entire community. Consequently, the educators have to preserve a balance between their personal beliefs and ...

Business: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) For Wynn Hotel.

Introduction Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is a word that in used in reference to the well detailed strategies, practices and technologies that organizations use for the analysis and management of customer information. Customer relationship management has the capacity to hold a client’s information as long as he is still a customer of the organization. In a nutshell, it stores and handles information relating to the clients throughout the business period. It has the capacity to analyze and store even the most vital and sensitive information relating to a client’s interaction with the company (Greenburg, 2009). The primary ...

Introduction

The development of social media has affected social interactions and studies to a great extent. For instance, the advancement of technology has enabled students to use their mobile gadgets like computers, mobile phones, and tablets in numerous ways to communicate. It is possible for individuals to use the gadgets to access the social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for communication purposes. Clearly, social media has both positive and negative effects towards student’s interactions and work ethics in institutions of learning. An article by Emma Reves (2015) depicted that one in four people consumes more time in ...

Identity Theft

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Introduction

Identity theft is a type of scam where malicious attackers steal financial and personal information of their victims, assuming their identity and using it to hide from law enforcement and perform illegal financial activities. Identity theft was the most reported crime by consumers to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In 2014, over 12 million cases of identity theft cases were reported in the United Sates, costing the victims over $16 billion . Although this was a decrease from the previous year and issues of identity theft have been on declining since then, citizens are still advised to ...

Abstract

This paper is addressing the importance of quality information governance in health and its effect on healthcare. The essential elements of the data management we advance in the research are set in the context of healthcare. It is describing various necessary, among them being compliance. Patients require health attendant to handle their personal information with care. In that regard, it is important to note that the training that the information governance offers help to health practitioners on complying with standards regarding patient user information. On adaptability, information is a strategic asset that health sector needs to take care. Therefore, ...

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Evaluation Of The Strengths And Weaknesses Of The Current Theories In Explaining Revenge Pornography And The Implications That These Have For Policy And Practice In The UK In the recent past, there have been numerous cases of revenge pornography. Revenge pornography arises when an individual takes photographs of someone else without consent or knowledge. Then distribute the information either through the social media or any media channel (Cowen p.511, 2015).Revenge pornography takes many forms; for instance, through hidden recordings of sexual activity, taking photos of one when he/she is naked, recording of sexual assaults within the environment of ...

It was not long after the social websites like facebook and Instagram were introduced that people are starting posting their personal information and pictures quite freely for their friends and acquaintances to see. To be fair, the motive of these platforms was to find a way to socialize with friends through the use of the internet and for the longest time; these sites also took care of that particular wish of ours. We also have to consider here that after these websites had come out, in the beginning, the better part of us had more faith that the parties ...

Government Survaillance is unconstitutional and should not be conducted. It deprives citizens their right of liberty. Peolpe’s privacy should not be sacrificed for the sake of security. Security concerns have often been used to justify a breach of citizens’ privacy. Law enforcement groups have created different measures such as the use of surveillance cameras including in many public places to monitor the activities of unsuspecting citizens. In the surveillance process, the agencies involved use high-tech machines. These devices are controlled from a private area and are mostly invisible to the public (Norris, 2010). The tools are made in ...

Introduction

The current explosion in the number of technologies that are available as relating to the dissemination and management of information has made it increasingly easy to access information. At the centre of this is the evolution of the internet or World Wide Web which has made it possible to interconnect different peoples from around the world in a manner that geographical boundaries seem non-existent and the exchange of information seamless. This development has made the privacy of individuals, groups of people or firms a growing concern. In fact, a number of these entities - individuals, groups of people or ...

Regulation of Social Media Use

The current rise of social media has seen both positive and adverse impacts on organizations. For example, it enhances communication in firms. In the context of law enforcement agencies, it fosters the handling of crime matters. Besides, the transmission of information is also improved when information is conveyed via Facebook and Twitter (Information Management Journal, 2014). Most of the law enforcement organizations have a Facebook page that is primarily used for posting various events of the respective agency. Research shows that there is an increment in the misuse of social media. For instance, employees usually post confidential information on ...

Introduction

The advent of the Internet has revolutionalized the way companies and individuals conduct business, and have necessitated the proliferation of processes involved in honoring transactions through diversified payment methods. Mobile wallet denotes mobile technology that functions like a real wallet by facilitating online payments and purchases (Amoroso et al., 2012). The ease and convenience of operating a digital wallet have made the platform to attract wide spread interest. This paper is devoted to the usage of mobile wallets, their advantages and possible problems. The number of users with smartphones grows from year to year. In this case, mobile wallets ...

Introduction and Review of Company

Emirates Telecommunication Corporation, more commonly known as the brand Etisalat, is a multinational telecommunications company based in the United Arab Emirates. The company has been operational for 40 years and had operations in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. The company’s operations generated global revenue of $14.08 billion and profits of $44.9 billion in the year of 2015. Etisalat is the thirteenth largest mobile network provider in the world, providing a customer base of over 160 million people with telecommunication services. The company provides internet and mobile services in eighteen countries in three different continents. Etisalat is the ...

There four major categories of digital computer crimes. These are classified as crimes against the individual, crimes against the property of an individual, crime against the society and crimes against the government (Dalla and Geeta, 2013). Typically, cyber crimes consist of hacking and gaining illegal access to information from another person’s system. Digital crime against the individual is when a person is targeted by another person or persons and their personal data s approached by hacking or gaining access to email and password information. Commonly, these crimes consist of illegal activities such as drug trafficking that can target ...

ABSTRACT

This research paper is based on cyber-terrorism. Cyber-terrorism is committed by terrorists who perform acts of violence to influence the behavior of those who have different opinions from their own, with the use of computer based systems. The US government has been targeted by various terrorist groups though cyber-attacks. The nature of organizations which employ the use of Data-Controlled Systems enables such threats to have a great impact on organizations. Cyber threats in organizations arise from processes, staff and infrastructure. There is the need for organizations to come up with preventive measures and response systems to cyber-attacks. Inventory management, ...

C2 Assignment – Individual research on existing or emerging IT-related technology and related ethical issues

Synopsis Advances in technology make everyday tasks more convenient, saving people time and effort by optimizing processes; moreover, technological advancements have allowed humanity to progress in every possible field. The Internet deserves special mention: at the time of its creation, a new, fast and opportune way of sharing information was born. Over the years, the World Wide Web has massively expanded, and as of today millions of webpages exist; its manual exploration is thus, highly inconvenient and, most likely, impossible. In this regard, search engines have proven to be extremely helpful, by connecting users of the Internet with all ...

Following the December 2015 terrorist shooting in San Bernardino, California, the FBI recovered an iPhone from one of the dead shooters. However, they could not unlock it. Consequently, the FBI sought a court order compelling Apple Corporation, the phone manufacturer to develop software that would enable the FBI to decrypt the security code. To this end, the FBI relied on The Writs Act of 1789 that empowers the federal courts to issue writs compelling private persons who are not a party to judicial proceedings assist the courts in dispensing justice (Limer). On the other hand, Apple argued that developing ...