medium businesses with less financial power, this could be quite detrimental as it can cut away a great portion of their expected income. In this paper, I will discuss how the global system can be an enabler for illegal activities whether it is cyber-terrorism or piracy of intellectual properties. The focus will be placed on piracy and how it can affects the small and medium enterprises and the legal measures that are being implemented on an international level as well as on the U.S national level to
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Business of IT Understanding Regulatory Compliance In the last few years, governments the world over have taken up the job of protecting consumers and companies against poor management of sensitive information. Unfortunately, this has led to a steady stream of confusing laws and regulations coming from all directions. In this column I'll look at these laws, go into depth on a few of them, and discuss how you, as an IT pro charged with making your company compliant, can approach the issue. Laws
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E-SECURITY REVIEW 2008 Submission from Microsoft Australia Introduction Microsoft Australia welcomes the opportunity to participate through this Submission in the Whole-of Government Review of E-Security. A periodic review of the E-Security framework, in light of the quickly evolving threat landscape, is both timely and appropriate. Over the last thirty years there have been dramatic advances in information technology - the development of the microprocessor, the rise of the personal computer, the
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ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC INTERNET USE FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AN INTRODUCTORY SET OF TRAINING MODULES FOR POLICYMAKERS UNITED NATIONS Bangkok 2007 INTERNET USE FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AN INTRODUCTORY SET OF TRAINING MODULES FOR POLICYMAKERS United Nations publication Copyright © United Nations 2007 All rights reserved Manufactured in Thailand The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression
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BACKGROUND BRIEF: JAMAICAN LOTTERY SCAM This label is ready to print onto Avery Label #8931 NOVEMBER 2012 CARIBBEAN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE BLOCK H, ALISTER MCINTYRE BUILDING UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, MONA KINGSTON 7, JAMAICA TEL: (876) 970-3447 (876) 970-2910 FAX: (876) 970-4544 EMAIL: INFO@CAPRICARIBBEAN.ORG Copyright © 2012 CaPRI All rights reserved. This work was carried out with the aid of a grant from the International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada.
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Science: A Blessing Or A Curse Everything in the universe has its uses and abuses. The same applies to science. Science has revolutionized human existence and has made it happier and more comfortable. Modern science has many wonders. Electricity is one of its greatest wonders. It is a source of energy. It can run any type of machinery. With the help of electricity, we can light our rooms, run buses and trains and machinery, lift water for irrigation and can accomplish a multitude of other tasks
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and cultural growth and double jeopardizes an already unstable system to the brink of its destruction. To understand how identity theft works or happens, one need to know and understand what identity theft is, the different forms of identity theft, cyber security and the impact on its victims, the methods used by identity thieves to obtain identifying information about their victims, and preventive solutions. How Identity Theft Affect the Culture of Our Society A single mother looking
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on a company to fix the problems. (2) A majority of company owners say that white hat protection is the only true way to ensue security in their businesses. White hats use the same programs and knowledge as black hats do. They usually stay in the cyber underworld to keep updated on attacks and information. Black hat hackers are the most rare and elite of all the hacker groups. Most are connected with criminal activities, such as espionage. (2001) Not all hackers labeled black hat hackers are connected
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SPECIAL ISSUE: BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYTICS: FROM BIG DATA TO BIG IMPACT Hsinchun Chen Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 U.S.A. {hchen@eller.arizona.edu} Roger H. L. Chiang Carl H. Lindner College of Business, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0211 U.S.A. {chianghl@ucmail.uc.edu} Veda C. Storey J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302-4015 U.S.A. {vstorey@gsu.edu} Business
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up, he sends that photo you thought was innocent to a friend. That friend sends it to many other friends who send it to the entire high school student body. Not only are you trying to recover from a devastating breakup, but thrown into a world of cyber bullying with everyone at school making comments behind your back. Afraid to tell your parents, afraid to go to school, what do you do? What teens do not consider are the perils of sexting, psychological or criminal. Even though many teens are
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