...Research that has suggested a link between stress and ill health. Looking at the link between stress and illness, there have been many studies done to show the direct effect stress has in relation to illness, the main three pathways looked at are the direct effect, stress interacting with pre-existing vulnerabilities and how stress leads to behavioural changes that are not beneficial to one’s health. However it is hard for researchers to establish a definite cause and effect relationship between stress and specific physical symptoms or illnesses. Not only do people's minds and bodies react differently to stress, but there also are other factors at work when someone falls ill. Most researchers have found the more a person suffers from stress the weaker his or hers immune system becomes. In trying to understand why stress can be bad for the body is to look at it from an evolutionary perspective, where in the past our ancestors were often confronted with life threatening situations and as a result the ‘fight or flight’ response evolved. Whilst being confronted by dangerous situations such as confrontation with a predator it was necessary to send blood to the muscles and be in a heightened state of arousal, however today it might not be relevant to most everyday stressors. So we can say most stressors do not pose a physical danger to us yet the way our nervous and endocrine systems have evolved we react to the stressors as if they did, whilst it might have been an adaptive response...
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...Global Finance, Inc. is an international organization with expansions in many states. In every state, the company has a number of sites and each site has several workers and customers. Offices are interconnected to each other and to the host organization. As an international organization, Global Finance, Inc. requires a robust network that can support its daily operations, a secure network system and efficient network management strategies. Normally, network choices rely on the company budget, network coverage, and internal and external regulations. Effective network security requires constant upgrades and close monitoring to ensure possible loopholes are sealed in time. Executive Summery Global Finance, Inc. network is constructed by sets of routers and switches. The network switches and routers are designed with unique typologies including different sizes of meshes. The network adopted packet switching and circuit technologies. Packet switches are effective transfer paths and sharing carriers. The network system allows sharing with clients and other management teams. There are also virtual circuits connected to the main path to serve various needs. Additionally, the network has circuit system, which facilitates data transfer only when needed. Global Finance, Inc. has employed Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), which only transfer data when initiated (Acharya, Lasse, Thomas & Matthew, 2011). Apart from Wide Area Network (WAN) and Local Area Network (LAN) connections...
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...(ISCM) is defined as maintaining ongoing awareness of information security, vulnerabilities, and threats to support organizational risk management decisions. This publication specifically addresses assessment and analysis of security control effectiveness and of organizational security status in accordance with organizational risk tolerance. Security control effectiveness is measured by correctness of implementation and by how adequately the implemented controls meet organizational needs in accordance with current risk tolerance. Organizational security status is determined using metrics established by the organization to best convey the security posture of an organization’s information and information systems, along with organizational resilience given known threat information. This necessitates: • Maintaining situation awareness of all systems across the organization; • Maintaining an understanding of threats and threat activities; • Assessing all security controls; • Collecting, correlating, and analyzing security-related information; • Providing actionable communication of security status across all tiers of the organization; and • Active management of risk by organizational officials. Purpose: The purpose of this guideline is to assist organizations in the development of an ISCM strategy and the implementation of an ISCM program that provides awareness of threats and vulnerabilities, visibility into organizational assets, and the effectiveness of deployed...
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...(Ahpra.gov.au, 2018). I would also alert the nursing manager and place manager. Standards and procedures need to be improved so that all patients are cared for and are not the victim of harmful behavior. "A nurse administrator/manager are leaders who not only guide the nurses in their department but also help to adopt new ideas and practices for the betterment of the facility or organization"(Ahpra.gov.au, 2018). Hence, person-centered care can be the primary focus and a therapeutic relationship implemented with health professionals patients. Achieved by standards being consistently checked and applying necessary changes, for example, making reporting more accessible for the...
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...common to see multiple people in a room glued to their phones instead of actually engaging with each other. In this paper, I will investigate why people have developed an obsession with social media, how social media creates a false reality, and how social media can be harmful to our mental health. There are a variety of reasons why people have developed an obsession with social media, making it harder to cut ties with it. According to the article Technology Addiction in Adolescents by Vivek Agarwal and Sujit Kumar Kar, “Companies making mobile phones, made them compatible for other technologies like – games, videos, internet browsing and many other applications which facilitate their wide circulation and making them more addicting objects” (pg. 171). When people have constant internet access through their smart phones, it makes it extremely difficult to avoid social media. Smart phones usually vibrate or make a noise when you get a Facebook or Twitter notification, which can increase your likelihood of checking the application. Along with constant internet access, excessive social media use has been linked with a need for social interaction. According to the study Social Competence and Psychological Vulnerability as Predictors of Facebook Addiction, people who are unhappy with their social lives are more likely to become addicted to Facebook. These people often feel less vulnerable and anxious on Facebook than they do with face to face interactions (Statici et al. 2014). To some...
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...know of, a memory or picture comes into our minds when we hear the words drugs, abuse, addiction, etc. I personally believe that although addiction is a disease, the steps that lead to it are choices. Many people tend to be uneducated about how a person becomes addicted to a drug. It is often assumed that abusers lack common sense, moral principles or willpower. Drug addiction is actually a very complex disease that requires much more than good intentions to overcome. The initial decision to consume drugs in any way is voluntary for most people. After that, changes in the brain occur over time and challenge a person’s self-control. So why do we harm our bodies and take drugs? The possibilities are endless. Many people feel that it is necessary to drink or experiment with drugs to satisfy a certain stereotype or to fit in at social gatherings. Others use drugs as a way to cope with daily stresses such as tension from school or work, relationship distress, or even physical illness. Drugs are also used as a way to compensate for feelings of guilt or low self-esteem. None of these reasons are “rightful” or “equitable”. I personally believe that here in the United States, drug use and abuse is a problem. Drug abuse and addiction have a much greater amount of negative consequences than they ever will have positive. These consequences don’t just affect us individually; they also affect our society as a whole. The total overall cost of substance abuse in the U.S. exceeds $600 billion...
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...Boardman Management Group Securing External Elements Name CMGT/430 Date Instructor Name Boardman Management Group Securing External Elements The topic of managing networks and data security is a huge concern of organizations around the world. As a risk management consultation for the Boardman Management Group/Baderman Island Resort, it is necessary to help the organizations owner, and IT department understand the importance of the provisioning of data and access on their company website. The Boardman Group has updated their web interface. With the help of the consultants the group is currently preparing to assess the risks, vulnerabilities, and threats related to the upgrade as well as secure the enterprise from external threats. Because the upgrade to the web interface senior management, and the others are updating the policies and procedures to align with the mission of the organizations commitment to maintain confidentiality, integrity, and availability within the organizational structure. Modifications to the policies are often necessary whenever technology changes for the organization. As technology changes or advances organizations must realize that most often the policies, practices, and guidelines will change as well (Whitman, n.d.). The Baderman Island Resort is a growing establishment, which offers its customers a wealth of services. Many of the resorts services are offered through the company website. Customers...
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...Vaccination is defined as any preparation used as a preventative inoculation to confer immunity against a specific disease, usually employing an innocuous form of the disease agent, as killed or weakened bacteria or viruses, to stimulate antibody production. Pharmaceutical companies tout these vaccinations as safe and effective, but like prescription drugs, these products carry risks of not working and a risk to cause harmful side effects. The harmful side effects are one of the many reasons that some families all across America choose to delay vaccinations or refuse them all together. Whether it is due to the gaps in knowledge about the risks or the lack of studies conducted in medical literature, families are more and more reluctant to vaccinate....
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... The importance of gender equality is underscored by its inclusion as one of the eight Millennium Development Goals. Gender equality is acknowledged as being a key to achieving the other seven goals Gender inequality holds back the growth of individuals, the development of countries and the evolution of societies, to the disadvantage of both men and women. Gender inequality and discrimination is argued to cause and perpetuate poverty and vulnerability in society as a whole. Household and intra-household knowledge and resources are key influences in individuals' abilities to take advantage of external livelihood opportunities or respond appropriately to threats. High education levels and social integration significantly improve the productivity of all members of the household and improve equity throughout society. Gender Equity Indices seek to provide the tools to demonstrate this feature of poverty. Discrimination against women and girls - including gender-based violence, economic discrimination, reproductive health inequities, and harmful traditional practices - remains the most pervasive and persistent form of inequality. Women and...
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...What is penetration testing? Penetration testing is a way of trying to exploit the weaknesses of an organizations security defenses. Penetration testing may come in many forms and test different types liabilities. A few years ago people debated as to whether or not penetration testing was even needed. Now most people realize it is absolutely necessary. Although most people, when thinking of security breaches, think of network security in relation to hackers, there are many other security areas that must be tested. Some of these areas are physical security, telecommunications security, and environmental security. Other areas that may be tested are operating systems and applications, and social engineering. All of these areas are vital to the security of an organization. A breach in any of these systems may cause great detriment to the organization financially and a degradation of customer trust. Application and username/password weaknesses may be tested by using automated tools. These tools may also be used to find harmful software (virus, malware) which may lead to unlawful access to a company’s system. The best penetration tools supply the following options: 1. Easily deployed, configured and used 2. Scans systems easily 3. Distinguishes weaknesses based on severity 4. Verification of weakness automated 5. Test weakness previously found to make sure they are no longer viable 6. Able to produce logs and reports on the weakness of the system Not all weaknesses...
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...to identify the structural framework of this particular family, nursing diagnosis and interventions can be drawn as a guide to help with the healing process of their family. According to Healthy People 2020, one particular goal is the “Reduce substance abuse to protect the health, safety, and quality of life for all, especially children”. (Healthy People, 2020). Alcohol and drug abuse is a pattern that is accompanied by failure to fulfill responsibilities such as work and family and can have harmful personal, physical and emotional consequences that lead to the downfall of family. The population that I believe most effected by substance abuse in the family is the children. When there is long term abuse, complications that arise are violence, domestic abuse and fatal accidents such as overdose or the results of drinking and driving. From the nursing standpoint there are several interventions and strategies that can be instrumental in helping a family in crisis. Giving necessary support, providing educational resources and counseling resources are just three small areas that are important for the nurse to provide. The first step in helping a family such as this will be to develop a level of trust with each family member before implementing a plan of care. Watson’s theory of transpersonal caring is the basis for this type of nursing intervention as it addresses the importance of preserving and protecting human rights and dignity while being non-judgmental. Many times substance...
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...Bijesh Palikhe 171474 Management information system Case study on Terrorists Watch List Database Pg # 187 Summary From this case study we have found out that combined efforts towards counter terrorism are being made by various agencies by creating a terrorist watch list. Terrorist Screening center or TSC is the organization created to organize and standardize information about suspected terrorist from various government agencies such into a single list. Records there only contain sensitive but unclassified information about the suspects. The database is daily updated with new nominations, modification and deletion. Various agencies that provide the valuable information to TSC are FBI, CIA, National Security Agency, Transportation security administration, Department of Homeland Security, State Department, Customs and Border Protection, secret service, U.S. Marshall Service, and the Whitehouse airlines. The unification of various terrorism databases has been a huge step towards combating terrorists, the project has been quite slow in implementing itself to its full potential as information from 12 different agencies provides them with large amount of data and the TSC has not been able to process it all. Besides the huge database the modification made daily also makes it hard for them in the integration process. Even though this step makes great difference in countering terrorism, it still has many drawbacks that affect the innocent public too. Reports from both the government...
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...continuous monitoring is defined as maintaining ongoing awareness of information security, vulnerabilities, and threats to support organizational risk management decisions. This publication specifically addresses assessment and analysis of security control effectiveness and of organizational security status in accordance with organizational risk tolerance. Security control effectiveness is measured by correctness of implementation and by how adequately the implemented controls meet organizational needs in accordance with current risk tolerance. Organizational security status is determined using metrics established by the organization to best convey the security posture of an organization’s information and information systems, along with organizational resilience given known threat information. This includes Maintaining situational awareness of all systems across the organization Maintaining an understanding of threats and threat activities Assessing all security controls Collecting, correlating, and analyzing security-related information Providing actionable communication of security status across all tiers of the organization Active management of risk by organizational officials Purpose The purpose of this guideline is to assist organizations in the development of an ISCM strategy and the implementation of an ISCM program that provides awareness of threats and vulnerabilities, visibility into organizational assets, and the effectiveness of deployed security controls...
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...The Ghost In The Browser Analysis of Web-based Malware Niels Provos, Dean McNamee, Panayiotis Mavrommatis, Ke Wang and Nagendra Modadugu Google, Inc. {niels, deanm, panayiotis, kewang, ngm}@google.com Abstract As more users are connected to the Internet and conduct their daily activities electronically, computer users have become the target of an underground economy that infects hosts with malware or adware for financial gain. Unfortunately, even a single visit to an infected web site enables the attacker to detect vulnerabilities in the user’s applications and force the download a multitude of malware binaries. Frequently, this malware allows the adversary to gain full control of the compromised systems leading to the ex-filtration of sensitive information or installation of utilities that facilitate remote control of the host. We believe that such behavior is similar to our traditional understanding of botnets. However, the main difference is that web-based malware infections are pull-based and that the resulting command feedback loop is looser. To characterize the nature of this rising thread, we identify the four prevalent mechanisms used to inject malicious content on popular web sites: web server security, user contributed content, advertising and third-party widgets. For each of these areas, we present examples of abuse found on the Internet. Our aim is to present the state of malware on the Web and emphasize the importance of this rising threat. ...
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...CHAPTER 3 CO M P U TE R A N D I NT E R N E T C R IME QUOTE In view of all the deadly computer viruses that have been spreading lately, Weekend Update would like to remind you: when you link up to another computer, you’re linking up to every computer that that computer has ever linked up to. —Dennis Miller, Saturday Night Live, U.S. television show VIGNETTE Treatment of Sasser Worm Author Sends Wrong Message Unleashed in April 2004, the Sasser worm hit IT systems around the world hard and fast. Unlike most computer viruses before it, the Sasser worm didn’t spread through e-mail, but moved undetected across the Internet from computer to computer. It exploited a weakness in Microsoft Windows XP and Windows 2000 operating systems. By the first weekend in May, American Express, the Associated Press, the British Coast Guard, universities, and hospitals reported that the Sasser worm had swamped their systems. Computer troubles led Delta Airlines to cancel 40 flights and delay many others. Microsoft quickly posted a $250,000 reward, and by mid-May, authorities apprehended Sven Jaschen, a German teenager. Jaschen confessed and was convicted after a three-day trial. Jaschen could have received up to five years in prison, but because he was tried as a minor, the court suspended his 21-month sentence, leaving him with only 30 hours of community service. Copyright © 2007 by Thomson Course Technology. All rights reserved. This publication is protected by federal copyright...
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