the federal E-SIGN Act to protect the legal enforceability of electronic contracts. Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada) Canada’s PIPEDA specifies how businesses must handle consumer data to ensure privacy and security. The PIPEDA law is designed to clarify the legality and create the framework for efficient e-commerce, including e-signatures, and in the process increase consumers’ trust in doing business electronically with Canada’s private sector. European
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Within the past 100 years organisations have seen significant changes in the markets they operate within. Increasing flexibility, globalisation and fierce competition from emerging economies have been the fundamental drivers modelling the human resource management field to become what it is today. Motivation has always been an issue for many businesses, and the ‘traditional’ methods of attempting to solve this problem have been to slightly increase the employee’s wages, in the hope that they would
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Interested in learning more about security? SANS Institute InfoSec Reading Room This paper is from the SANS Institute Reading Room site. Reposting is not permitted without express written permission. Case Study: Critical Controls that Could Have Prevented Target Breach In December 2013 over 40 million credit cards were stolen from nearly 2000 Target stores by accessing data on point of sale (POS) systems. This paper will explore known issues in the Target breach and consider some of the Critical
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insecurities among Yahoo account holders. A cross-site scripting (XSS) proof-of-concept developed by a security researcher Shahin Ramezany is claimed to put some 400 million Yahoo Mail users at risk of hijack (Donohue B.,2013). The XSS vulnerability in yahoo webmail service was blamed for a spate of the account hijackings. The compromised accounts were used to send spam. (ISHA SURI,2013) Security researcher Shahin Ramezany developed an XSS proof-of-concept exploit that he claims puts some 400 million
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Exclusionary Rule Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Exclusionary Rule is constructed on the state constitution of the United States, which requires that evidence or materials qualifying as such, obtained by the arresting or case officers in violation of a suspect's right of freedom from unwarranted searches and arrests are not admissible in the said suspect's case in court. That is; the exclusionary rule dismisses evidences that are obtained by abusing a delinquent's fourth amendment
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under constant attack such as government sites. Business Insider 12 Quick Internet Safety Tips That Will Save Your Digital Life From Getting Hacked * Lisa Eadicicco * * May 28, 2014, 9:50 PM If we've learned anything about cyber security in 2014, it's that hackers are becoming more of a threat than ever before. Within the past two months companies such as
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Center’s floor design. The Call Centers floor plan would allow the wireless access points to communicate with other wireless access points that are out of wireless coverage reach. For areas that are not considered mobile or require a higher level of security, the use of a wired connection can be used; while still allowing the wireless portion of the network to connect to the wired segment. What this means is, it provides a way for the wireless access points to communicate with the rest of the network
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DATA PROTECTION- what is this act? What it is for? Controls how your personal information is used by organisations, businesses or the government. It also imposes restriction on the transfer of data, also like placing the materials on the web. Everyone responsible for using data has to follow strict rules called data protection principles, they must make sure the information is: * used fairly and lawfully * used for limited, specifically stated purposes * used in a way that is adequate
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Chapter 5 IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies 203 Salesforce.Com: Cloud Ser vices Go Mainstream CASE STUDY S alesforce.com, one of the most disruptive technology companies of the past few years, has single-handedly shaken up the software industry with its innovative business model and resounding success. Salesforce provides customer relationship management (CRM) and other application software solutions in the form of software as a service leased over the Internet, as opposed
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Kudler Fine Foods IT Security Report Kudler Fine Foods IT Security Report Kudler Fine Foods is a specialty food store that has three stores located in San Diego, Ca. Kudler Fine Food strives to ensure their customers are happy and stay shopping at their stores. Kudler Fine Foods is starting a frequent shopper program. The new program will require a new system that Kudler will need to design and secure. First potential security threats need to be identified. Throughout the system development
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