emotionally. It is necessary to build acknowledge of identity theft to protect the interest of customers and organisations. This report finds the different methods and trends of identity theft and gives some advices for protection. A case study of TJX breach case shows the harm of identity theft in an organisation. 1. Introduction The internet technology has greatly changed the world in which human live since 1990s. Nowadays, internet has gone deep into people’s daily life and its high productivity
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OBJECTIVES After completing this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions: 1. Why are information systems vulnerable to destruction, error, and abuse? What is the business value of security and control? What are the components of an organizational framework for security and control? What are the most important tools and technologies for safeguarding information resources? 2. 3. 4. ISBN 1-256-42913-9 232 Essentials of MIS, Ninth Edition, by Kenneth C. Laudon and
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Wireless Security Technical Point-of-View Wireless Security Technical Point-of-View W ireless network (Wi-Fi) is now widely established and utilized at home, offices and everywhere in public areas such as rail stations, streets, and etc. This newsletter provides the technical knowledge of Wi-Fi technologies, relevant threats and countermeasures for building a secure internal Wi-Fi network. For the end user best practices of using Wi-Fi, please refer to another newsletter entitled “Wireless
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Telecommunications, and Wireless Computing | | | Telecommunication systems enable the transmission of data over public or private networks. A network is a communications, data exchange, and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards, or protocols, so that they can work together. Telecommunication systems and networks are traditionally complicated and historically ineffi cient. However, businesses can benefi t from today’s modern network infrastructures
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multiple-choice questions, select the best answer. Incorrect answers will be marked as zero. No marks will be awarded for any explanations you may offer. Multiple choice (2 marks each) Computer systems are prone to failure for many reasons. Which of the following is the most common reason for systems security vulnerability? Human
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specifically to records that were vulnerable to being stolen by identity thieves. Further this value illustrates that four out of five cases were potentially preventable (Phua, 2009). This data breach could have been prevented through a host of security measures. Primarily enforcement of the company’s existing policy to perform a thorough background check of customers seeking sensitive information. However, it also appears the organization may have failed to establish or employ extensive data
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Information security is always at risk from both external and internal sources attacks, both malicious and naïve. Any information located on a computer, especially one that is utilized by a human being is not one hundred percent secure from malicious activity. A person occupying a computer is more likely to be at risk to be infected with viruses, Trojans, and malicious software. This is because an employee may unaware that his poker playing website contains malicious software that is currently
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Barbarians at the Gateway (and just about everywhere else): A Brief Managerial Introduction to Information Security Issues1 a gallaugher.com case provided free to faculty & students for non-commercial use © Copyright 1997-2009, John M. Gallaugher, Ph.D. – for more info see: http://www.gallaugher.com/chapters.html Draft version last modified: Dec. 7 , 2009 – comments welcome john.gallaugher@bc.edu Note: this is an earlier version of the chapter. All chapters updated Dec. 2009 are now hosted
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Order Code RL33199 Data Security Breaches: Context and Incident Summaries Updated May 7, 2007 Rita Tehan Information Research Specialist Knowledge Services Group Data Security Breaches: Context and Incident Summaries Summary Personal data security breaches are being reported with increasing regularity. Within the past few years, numerous examples of data such as Social Security, bank account, credit card, and driver’s license numbers, as well as medical and student records have been
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Chapter 1 Case Study: Harmonix Embrace Your Inner Rock Star Little more than three years ago, you had probably never heard of Harmonix. In 2005, the video game design studio released Guitar Hero, which subsequently became the fastest video game in history to top $1 billion in North American sales. The game concept focuses around a plastic guitar-shaped controller. Players press colored buttons along the guitar neck to match a series of dots that scroll down the TV in time with music from a famous
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