...In today’s Digital world it is important for companies to protect all of their data and computer systems from vulnerabilities both inside and outside of the company. Back in the day, most companies maintained a large set of file cabinets that included the company’s proprietary, confidential and restricted information. This information could be safeguarded with the distribution control of keys that would open these drawers. In today’s world, most companies operate a computer network and if possible store all of their and their client’s information on servers. While the information is protected to the best of the company’s ability, there is still a chance that someone may attempt to access information that the company may not authorize In order to prevent and catch these kinds of attacks, a company must develop and implement security metrics. With the quick spread of the internet many companies have adopted a digital way of doing business. They set up websites for their customers to use, they use intranets to provide information to their employees, and also provide internet connections to allow employees the ability to do their job using Web resources. While the digitizing of company operations does help in streamlining their effectiveness, it also works against the company as it exposes them more to outside threats and attacks. Security Metrics can help in protecting information while allowing access to the company’s information from both internal and external connections....
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...Under traditional principles of intellectual property protection, copyright law has served as the principal source of legal protection for literary and artistic work, while the patent system and trade secret law have been the primary means for protecting utilitarian works. Computer software as a relatively new recipient of copyright protection, however, defies easy categorisation within the traditional framework of the intellectual property system. 1 With respect to computer software, courts have had to grapple with the vexatious issue of drawing a precise line between copyrightable expression of computer software and the uncopyrightable processes that they implement. The present paper seeks to study some of these themes and the principles enunciated in judicial decisions in clarifying the issue. Computer software as literary work It is a well-established proposition that computer programs2 are copyrightable subject-matter, just like any other literary work.3 Loading a program into computer memory, saving the program or running it without authority may infringe copyright. Making an arrangement or altered version of the program or converting it into or out of one computer language or code into a different computer language or code is also an infringement. It is a well-established proposition that computer programs are copyrightable subject-matter, just like any other literary work. Loading a program into computer memory, saving the program or running it without authority may...
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...widespread; schools and libraries around the nation are using the Internet as an educational tool. Because of the endless amount of unknown content online, Congress ensured children’s personal data is protected and that “obscene and violent material is screened out” (Abrahamson, 2002, p. 50) by passing Acts such as COPPA, The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, 1998 and CIPAThe Children’s Internet Protection Act, 2000. Protecting children’s personal data from collection without parent or guardian consent is the intent of COPPA. CIPA addresses worries regarding children’s access to obscene or damaging subject matter on the Internet in schools and community libraries. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act “COPPA was enacted to restrict the manner and amount of personal data collected on children under 13 by web sites targeted at children” (Abrahamson, 2002, p. 50). COPPA provides rules for companies that gather or may gather marketing data that identify children. Personal data includes any information that would permit physical or online contact with that child. Singer (2012) Almost every child possesses a computer in his or her home or pocket making it harder for parents to monitor what information children are distributing online. Many sites and applications offer children the opportunity to upload pictures or videos of themselves, to graft themselves into cartoons, music videos other outwardly benign opportunities that they find fun. What the children, and many...
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...Technology and Our Kids Cheryl Swallow BIS/220 Rob Chubbuck Technology and Our Kids The Internet has become more popular with our youth than television. Kids as young as 3 have entered the vast world of technology , they have smart phones and laptops use these as both a learning to and a tool to play games . However, in most homes the kids are monitored. At age four they enter the public school system. Because children are online a great deal of their day and technology has advanced so much both social and ethical issues have arisen the Children’ s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), 1998 and The Children’s Internet Protection Act, 2000. We legislated to protect our kids from unsavory elements they could come across in a Public school setting. The law protects our kids while they search the internet in Federal funded Schools and Libraries. The schools and libraries must adhere to the safety policies that help protect our kids from online predators an any inappropriate materials. This legislation The Children’s Online Privacy Act (COPPA), was put in place because a child does not understand , the potential dangers of divulging personal information online . If a website is knowingly collecting information from a child 13 or younger they must report to The Federal Trade Commission. The internet is used daily and for this reason we need these laws to keep our kids safe. We cannot...
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...for COPA are if you are operating an online service or commercial web site aimed at children 13 or less you must comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Act (COPA). To determine this the FTC considers a lot of different factors these include but are not limited to; age of models on the site, subject matter, visual and audio content and whether the site is using animated characters at all. To determine who the operator is the FTC will consider who owns and controls the information and what role the web site plays in its collection of information and maintaining. For CIPA Schools and Libraries may not receive discounts unless they certify that they have an internet safety policy that also includes technology protection measures. The protection must include filters to block obscene and harmful to minors. Before adapting this safety policy they must give a reasonable notice and hold a minimum of one public hearing to address the Proposal. The proposal must address the following; * Access to minors * The security of minors when they use e-mail, chat rooms or other electronic communication. * Unauthorized access by minors including hacking. * Unauthorized disclosure, use or discrimination * Measures to restrict minors access Schools and libraries get E-Rate funding only if they certify compliance with CIPA. The operator for COPA must post the privacy notice on the homepage of their website. They want to make sure it’s noticeable...
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...DISCUSS THE PROTECTION METHODS TO VITAL RECORDS IN RECORDS CENTER. INTRODUCTION Vital records are the records that an organization requires to function regardless of the kind of format it is in (i.e. paper, photo, database, magnetic tape) that must be protected in the event of an emergency or disaster because of the severe consequences to the office/organization if gets destroyed or lost. Vital records may include pension plans, policies, payroll plans, succession plans, and delegation of authority, birth certificates, death certificates and marriage licenses. Vital records are essential for the continuation or reconstruction of an agency/organization. It is these records that are important in establishing the legal and financial position of the agency and/or those important in preserving the rights of an agency/organization, its employees or clients. There are four methods of vital records protection which includes; 1. Dispersal, 2. Duplication, 3. Onsite storage 4. Offsite storage. 1. Dispersal During the regular course of business in any organization or agency, a routine distribution of vital information to various locations within the organization for use and reference is a standard procedure necessary for the operation of the organizations to enable reach its mandate. In the dispersal method of protecting these vital records copies of records containing vital information may be routinely distributed outside the agency to various state agencies, other governmental entities...
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...Unit 7. Lab 1. New Building – Safety Plan Making safety a priority may be as simple as sending a letter to all employees outlining your plans to make safety as important as quality. Your employees should believe just as strongly as you do in safety. Hire the safest employees, starting in the interview process. Get a sense of how prospective employees feel about a total commitment to safely. Have they worked in other organizations where safety is a top priority? Always make the prospect aware of the physical demands the job entails. Review your workers compensation losses and ask your insurance carrier for a list of all of your workers compensation claims for the past 6 years. Look for trends, note the type of injury, the job the employee was performing when hurt, the name of the employee and the equipment or tools being used . Focus on the common causes that are responsible for the greatest number of you claims. Get all employees involved in the safety effort. Solicit employee suggestions on what they think can be done to prevent accidents and take action on these suggestions. Many businesses have regulations imposed on them by state and federal agencies. Your state’s insurance department or labor department may have employer requirements related to workers compensation and the provision of medical services OSHA has several volumes of rules and regulations that may affect your business. You should contact your trade association, chamber of commerce or state business and industry...
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...right to privacy is invaded by the unreasonable intrusion upon the seclusion of another. This is based on the Restatement, Second of Torts 652A. According to Rich (1995): “One must ask whether the law protecting the right to privacy has evolved with the new technologies to ensure the vitality of the Fourth Amendment.” It is important to notice that the Supreme Court has defined privacy as the right of the individual to control the dissemination of information about oneself (Rich, 1995, p. 1). Rich (1995) continues to explain: Privacy as guaranteed by the U.S. Cosntitution differs in two significant ways from privacy protected by tort law: (1) the types of acts constituting an invasion of privacy are very different, and (2) the type of protection provided to individuals – constitutional privacy protects against governmental intrusion while tort law primarily protects against invasion by private parties. Fourth Amendment privacy right only apply in those situations where the government is the primary actor. (p. 1) So far it has been understood...
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...Network Consultation for DesignIT 4/12/12 Now for the firewall, using the basic windows firewall is probably alright given that it protects all the individual computers that run the OS. The only minor problem that might arise is protecting the servers. This can be solved by regularly backing up the servers, testing data integrity, and running anti-virus programs. The costs of this setup will differ based on what kind of projects the business takes on. If this is an IT firm that also develops government contracts then the hardware needed might be a little higher than normal. The network speed also varies depending on where the business is based. If the business is in a big city that is dominated by only a single ISP, then the network connection price may be very high for the needed amount of bandwidth needed. If the business is located in certain cities with Google Fiber then getting 100+Mbps may be relatively cheap. Assuming that this business has Google Fiber the cost to provide it for a small business is $100/month. This allows the company to have up to 1Gbps upload and download speed, firewall protection, gigabit routing, and online network management via MyFiber. It also has dedicated support and guaranteed price for 1 year. If more static IP addresses are needed it can be added on for $20/month or 5 static IP addresses for $30/month depending on if it’s needed for testing or development (Google Fiber)....
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...list of what are some of the hazards and assess the risks of losing this data. Second they would need to conduct an impact analysis plan to see if this will hurt the business. Third examine ways to prevent hazards from happening. With a company such as EPLAN, the team would evaluate all data and where the data is housed. Some servers are currently overseas but most data is stored in the office of Farmington Hills, MI. The server room is not protected by any Fire protection walls. The company data for employees are on their computers and are currently not being backed up onto the server as most of the employees work from home. The only employees that are backed up on the server are out of the Farmington Hills office. This office is where the Finance and human resource departments are located. So all of the electronic documentation is housed on the in house server but there currently they do not have a data warehouse to back up this data. All marketing data is housed on the marketing manager’s computer with no back up. This position works...
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...protected against unauthorized access. In the workplace unfortunately, what we consider private could potentially be the reason for our employment or even our termination. Employers have monitoring systems that can measure performance and determine time spent at desk, and organizations, institutions, and firms can gather personal information and enter it into databases for their personal gain. One protective measure to safeguard my privacy would be to use a “private browsing mode”. That limits the web history kept on the computer, which will prevent others from accessing history data. Another measure would be to use cryptography to hide the content of communications while they stream between the user and the person receiving the communication. There is also software that can used to protect instant messages or chat applications (ChatSecure for example). At the workplace, the simplest human act of safeguarding information is to lock the computer every time you...
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...Hierarchy of Control The Hierarchy of Control is a list of control measures, in priority order, that can be used to eliminate or minimise exposure to the hazard. It consists of two levels Consider elimination before all other options. LEVEL 1 1st Priority Elimination of Hazard LEVEL 2 Minimisation Options which substantially reduce the risk. 2nd Priority Substitution 3rd Priority Engineering 4th Priority Administration Last Priority P.P.E. From “Officewise”, Comcare Many employers start from the bottom of the list when considering options. Some think that it is cheaper and/or simpler to change worker behaviour or give them some protection against the hazard that to fix the cause of the problem. In the long run this approach costs more in time and money and is less effective. Elimination Options which get rid of the hazard altogether. The best way to eliminate the risk is to completely remove the hazard. For example, the need for excessive photocopying and collation can be eliminated if material is circulated by electronic mail; repair damaged equipment promptly; ensure new equipment meets the ergonomic needs of users; move a noisy machine from a quiet area. Substitution Replacing a hazardous substance or work practice with a less hazardous one. For example, a telephone hand set can be replaced with a head set where there is constant use of the telephone. ...
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...or not it matters that Rally is associated with pizza.Tradename protection extends to zone of reputation, zone of expansion, and zone of marketing in addition to being the first in the area. Because Rally is associated with Pizza andwith Motors, it is not as much of a conflict as it would have been if Gabby had a used car dealership and decided to call it Rally¶s Used Cars. According to Robert Wayne Olson Jr¶sexample, ³The Rose Cafe (a restaurant) does not conflict with The Rose Law Firm (legalservices), nor does either conflict with Rose Story Farm (a nursery). However, if Violet Rosewants to open the Violet Rose Bistro, that name could be sufficiently confusing to bar its use inthe same area as The Rose Café.´ In my opinion it is not distinct and therefore can beconsidered as confusing. In order to be protected under tradename laws, the business owner must not have a confusingly similar name to a company that was registered in the same 4 Running head: RALLY ROUND THE TRADE NAME geographic area first. Rally is associated with pizza as well as with motors and as a result in thevideo, many consumers were confused and were calling the car dealership and placing orders for pizza.3. E xplain how important the fact is that Herman started to use the name Rally first in that particular geographical area.The fact that Herman began using the name 40 years ago protects him under common law,trade name protection by registration and he used the name first in the area. Under each...
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...month I s tasked to inspect all the companies safety equipment and personal protective equipment. My inspection was broke down into three categories, availability, serviceability and whether it was within calibration standards. During the availability portion I was to find out how easy it was to get if needed, and if there was enough available according to how many personnel used it. Having enough PPE was the biggest issue that I found. Safety glasses, hard hats and leather gloves were items that I found not every person had. We did have adequate amounts of disposable earplugs. I had my supply order the shortages and ordered earmuffs that attach to the hard hats, so everybody had them. We have several generators at our company; hearing protection is a high priority. Serviceability was next on my agenda. There is a lot of equipment in my company that is getting old and out dated. This equipment is very expensive, so I needed to justify major purchases. I did not find much that was not functional. I was able to get little tools purchased, and put an order in for more updated equipment. We are very reactive, not proactive. When things break they are purchased, if they’re not broke we won’t fix them. Lastly I had to check to see if the equipment has been properly tested within the allotted time frame. This area had been neglected, and I found numerous deficiencies. I found test equipment that was out of date with calibrations and PPE that was out of its window for inspection...
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...were handle in a different way. They were handling more by their husbands or Masters vs. women of modern times that had more “Say so” or rights. The women of modern times made mostly of their own decisions. Women in Anglo-Saxon society were expected to be dictated to their husbands or fathers. The women were only allowed a certain time of freedom away from their husbands or father. The only way a woman could work was through her husband or father until they died. Over all the setbacks there still was some opportunities for women to be involved in things or lifestyles above their responsibilities. Women during this time also had a high rate of the dangers of things like pregnancies. Overall the women spend their whole lives under the protection of the men folk. On other hands women in modern times have laws in place that now protect them. A modern woman is now a equal person to any other person. There is nothing a women cannot do without her husband. Women are now seen as sisters, mother, Grandmother etc. In modern times littler girls grew fast, dreaming of their wedding. Women during this time lived as single parents with no problems. Women are now free to choose their life and the way they want to live. Women in Anglo-Saxon time are so indifferent from modern women today however they shared so much alike. They both deal with putting up some type of fight to make away. It didn’t’t matter what both Anglo-Saxon and Modern women did, they was always hard worked. Them both...
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