to the viability and feasibility of the business in the market. Designing of a mechanism of addressing the issues that relate to the regulations governing the operation of businesses is necessary. The online crimes also present a major challenge for most of the businesses. Therefore, this paper elucidates strategies and operations that help in the analysis and addressing various issues that relate to the e-commerce industry. Question 1 The SWOT analysis is a major tool that can be used in the evaluation
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Abstract Cyber-criminal activity is on the rise in a world that thrives on the use of technology in everyday living. The close-minded thought process of simple theft of a credit card number or a social security number are long gone. Crimes in today’s business are much more extreme to include attacks that disable key functions of major operations such as public transportation and utilities, to the major financial records of customer information being exposed and stolen. In this paper I will focus
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The Bloodless Battlefield: Cyber-War Vernon Pratt HSM 438 18 July, 2014 Professor Stephanie Lemmon Digital battle is not only what is found on computer games, it is an all to real and costly form of combat in which the combatants and defenders alike do not suffer physical wounds but the effects of these cyber-battles can be just as deadly as any bullet fired from a gun or bomb dropped from an aircraft. Within this paper three separate cyber-warfare events are reviewed, each event is different
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(e-procurement) is the process of electronically purchasing the goods and services needed for an organization’s operation. It entails implementing electronic means to process publish exchange and store information concerning procurement without a paper medium. Hence it consists of publishing calls for tenders on the internet, sending out documents and specifications consultation files for companies, binding tender forms, etc 38 2.4.2 Factors/ drivers for adoption e-procurement In general a
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Social networking sites (SNSs) are increasingly used by young people. Critically evaluate claims that their use can have negative effects on users. Recent years have witnessed the exponential increase of web-based social networks, also known as social networking sites (SNSs). By the end of 2011, there were approximately 2.3 billion people (around one third of the global population) using the Internet, and 1.03 billion (about 45%) of which have reported using a social networking site at least once
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A Case Study of the Trend in Cyber Security Breaches as Reported by US Federal Agencies Joash Muganda American Public University System ISSC640 – Prof. Belkacem Kraimeche November 12, 2014 Abstract The cases of cybersecurity breaches reported by federal agencies have sharply increased in recent years due to a combination of factors. This study seeks to examine the current trends in cybersecurity breaches documented and reported by federal agencies, analyze the various factors responsible
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Internet is a convenience that has made our lives easier, it has also opened the door in our lives to a vulnerability that is rapidly being exploited by cyber criminals. Cyber crimes are growing at an exponential rate in the United States and we, the consumers/end users are unaware of the liabilities a simple click on the wrong button can cause. This paper will address the current cybersecurity policy issues for the protection of the Internet infrastructure and recommend new policies that will address
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told someone ten years ago, that it would be possible to feign an outright physical attack on a country through computers, they would have laughed at you and called you a madman. The sad truth is that this form of violence and terrorism, aptly called cyber terrorism, is no more a thing of the past and is very much possible in our technological and computer savvy world of today. The economic growths achieved by many countries due to such technological advancement in fields of computers such as networking
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told someone ten years ago, that it would be possible to feign an outright physical attack on a country through computers, they would have laughed at you and called you a madman. The sad truth is that this form of violence and terrorism, aptly called cyber terrorism, is no more a thing of the past and is very much possible in our technological and computer savvy world of today. The economic growths achieved by many countries due to such technological advancement in fields of computers such as networking
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Cyber-crimes: A Practical Approach to the Application of Federal Computer Crime Laws Eric J. Sinrod† and William P. Reilly†† I. Introduction Cyber-crime, once the domain of disaffected genius teenagers as portrayed in the movies “War Games” and “Hackers,” has grown into a mature and sophisticated threat to the open nature of the Internet. “Cyber-criminals,” like their non-virtual traditional criminal counterparts, seek opportunity and are attracted to vacuums in law enforcement. The
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