certain repercussions, but the benefits and advances, keep us coming back to get voluntarily tangled in the social web. With the development and growth in technology, communicating on the social web is at an all time high. Between our laptops, tablets, desktop computers and smartphones, keeping in touch with one another has never been easier. The most popular websites on the social web include: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Instagram, Flikr, Pinterest, Google, YouTube and the list goes on. Among
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Recognition INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS BIOMETRICS As the first few years of the 21st century unfold, technology is making great steps toward making life easier and safer. Daily life involves being part of an automated society and interacting with anonymous parties through the World Wide Web. As a result, identity has become an important issue. Simply knowing login identification to access sensitive information is costing the economy far too much in fraud. Transportation terminals have difficulty authenticating
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3 3.1 Benefits of E-Commerce 3 3.2 Limitations of E-Commerce 4 4.0 Features of E-Commerce 4 4.1 Ubiquity 5 4.2 Global Reach 5 4.3 Universal Standards 6 4.4 Richness 6 4.5 Interactivity 7 4.6 Information Density 7 4.7 Personalisation/Customisation 7 4.8 Social Technology 8 5.0 Privacy and Security Issues 9 5.2 Security 9 6.0 Ethical Factors 10 6.1 Privacy 10 7.0 Recommendations 11 8.0 Conclusion 11 9.0 Bibliography 11 Appendix 13 1.0 13 2.0 14 3.0 15 4
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heavily upon confidence in processes of accountability and how well the expected roles are being fulfilled. An auditor has the responsibility for the prevention, detection and reporting of fraud, other illegal acts and errors is one of the most controversial issues in auditing. The most frequently debated areas amongst auditors, politicians, media, regulators and the public is where the fraud is coming from and by whom. This disagreement has been especially tinted by the collapse of big corporations
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Kiplimo: Lemuel Mangla: Bryan Egessa: 046485 015118 049063 090716 090524 Introduction Dr. Donaldson begins by stating that his topic, ethics in cyberspace, should be approached with considerable humility. Internet has dramatically affected our lives while frustrating our attempts to understand it and therefore we should be mindful that in the past, great intellects have been undone by the appearance of new phenomena. He gives an example of Adam Smith’s where he
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put, visual data security is ensuring that information cannot be seen by unauthorised individuals. This is particularly important when dealing with private or sensitive information, and the threat of a breach has risen enormously with the shift in working practices towards increased mobility, flexibility and shared resources. This White Paper has been commissioned to give some background to visual data security and provide simple, easy to follow advice on how to prevent a breach and protect individuals’
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................................................................................... i Scope Note ........................................................................................................................................... iii US Technologies and Trade Secrets at Risk in Cyberspace.....................................................................1 The Appeal of Collecting in Cyberspace................................................................................. .....1 Security
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surrounding hacking, copyright infringement, child pornography, and child grooming. There are also problems of privacy when confidential information is lost or intercepted, lawfully or otherwise. On the global level, both governments and non-state actors continue to grow in importance, with the ability to engage in such activities as espionage, financial theft, and other cross-border crimes sometimes referred to as cyber warfare. The international legal system is attempting to hold actors accountable
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survives on the information and this is a precious asset for any organization. Any information has to be organized, stored, managed carefully and should be handled perfectly so that it would be available on demand and facilitate easy access. In this case, it is no doubt that Business Intelligence systems (BIS) are excellent for the modern business. There have many reasons that Business Intelligence systems play an essential role in the success of an organization. First of all, it has the capacity to
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6/1/2012 | Are Social Networking sites good for our society? Abstract This analysis examines how people today use social networking for more than just staying in touch with friends and family. The data that was collected for this report was through multiple methods, such as surveys, online reading, and personal interviews. The data in this report represents how people start out using social networks just to keep in touch with friends and family only to realize that there are
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