including the risk of identity theft baj01275_c05_106-133 02/09/2007 17:01PM Page 107 EPG_Team-C 105:JWQD032:bajch05: 5.1 WHAT IS CONSUMER CREDIT? INTRODUCTION Learning how to manage consumer credit effectively by reducing reliance on high-cost borrowing is an important component of financial success. In this chapter, we first look at the types of consumer credit and then how to apply for credit. This chapter examines the advantages and disadvantages of credit and how to protect your
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qxd 28-09-2009 11:25 Page 70 CHAPTER 3 1. Describe the major ethical issues related to information technology and identify situations in which they occur. 2. Identify the many threats to information security. 3. Understand the various defense mechanisms used to protect information systems. 4. Explain IT auditing and planning for disaster recovery. Ethics, Privacy, and Information Security LEARNING OBJECTIVES rain_c03_070-121hr.qxd 28-09-2009 11:25 Page 71 WEB RESOURCES
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An Examination of Cybercrime and Cybercrime Research: Self-control and Routine Activity Theory Katherine M. Grzybowski Arizona State University 1 March 2012 Cybercrime 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. ABSTRACT .....................................................................................................3 2. INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................4 3. A REVIEW OF CYBERCRIME .................................................
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MIS535 Week 7 Discussion How phishing attacks have compromised major systems? Major corporations, governments, and other organizations are hacked each week, mostly by means of phishing attacks. Describe how users and IT organizations should arm themselves against these attacks. In a typical phishing attack, the attacker puts up a Web site that looks nearly identical to the victim's Web site. Technology changes fast, our genetic code and learned behaviors not so. As security professionals, we
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An Examination of Cybercrime and Cybercrime Research: Self-control and Routine Activity Theory Katherine M. Grzybowski Arizona State University 1 March 2012 Cybercrime 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. ABSTRACT .....................................................................................................3 2. INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................4 3. A REVIEW OF CYBERCRIME ........................................................
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Magnetic Swipe Card System Security A case study of the University of Maryland, College Park Daniel Ramsbrock dramsbro@umd.edu Stepan Moskovchenko stevenm86@gmail.com Christopher Conroy cconroy@gmail.com Abstract This paper provides a comprehensive security analysis of the Lenel magnetic swipe card system used at the University of Maryland at College Park. We first explore the cards and hardware components which comprise the system, and then present several plausible points and methods
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Criminal Justice Trends Evaluation John Doe CJA/394 January 21, 2012 Criminal Justice Trends Evaluation There is no discrepancy that crime has continued to hinder society. It was at the urging of the Social Commission that the actual number of crimes became a priority so that facts and statistics could be developed. These first statistics were recorded and began nearly sixty years ago. The results show a continuous increase in crime. When the first studies were conducted the crime trends
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separation of large proportions regarding age, race and lower income households. Whenever there is a divide created in society if it is not addressed quickly it can grow roots and have severe long term affects. This is a problem that if left alone could do catastrophic damage to the economic and social stability of the United States and the world. When the technical explosion erupted decades ago, Hispanics and African Americans as well as other minority’s where much less likely to use one of these
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Securing Information Systems LEARNING OBJECTIVES C H A P T E R 7 STUDENT LEARNING 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.
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the risk of identity theft baj01275_c05_106-133 02/09/2007 17:01PM Page 107 EPG_Team-C 105:JWQD032:bajch05: 5.1 WHAT IS CONSUMER CREDIT? 107 INTRODUCTION Learning how to manage consumer credit effectively by reducing reliance on high-cost borrowing is an important component of financial success. In this chapter, we first look at the types of consumer credit and then how to apply for credit. This chapter examines the advantages and disadvantages of credit and how to protect your
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