exposed to security risks. These security risks include breach of confidentiality of communication and transactions, violation of personal privacy, crime and fraud, disruption of services, and distribution of inappropriate content, among others. The goal of digital security is to research into and develop mechanisms to address these security risks. In this paper we briefly survey some of the emerging issues in digital security. The literature shows that while some domains in digital security have remained
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retain and motivates its workforce. This study seeks to examine the working conditions on the performance of employees. It is also aimed at identifying the perception of employees about their working conditions. The study employs descriptive and sample survey techniques. A sample of 50 employees was selected from the Madina Polyclinic in Ghana where the study is focused by the application of stratified and sample random sampling methods. Data was collected by the use of a well-designed questionnaire. It
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likely to occur when there is an overlap of an incentive or pressure to commit fraud, the opportunity to commit fraud, and arationalisation therefore. Surveys are regularly carried out to estimate the true scale and cost of fraud to business and society. While findings vary and it is difficult to ascertain the full extent of fraud, all surveys indicate that fraud is prevalent within organisations and remains a serious and costly problem. Fraud may even be increasing due to greater globalisation
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face-to-face interaction. The reason they avoiding using technologies as the internet facilities leading to slow speed of internet connection, resistance to change regular business method, ‘wait and see’ attitude among companies and the issue of internet security and trust among drawbacks that have discovered and discussed in many e-commerce studies. E-commerce appointed improvement in business logistics activities and assisted companies to carry out logistics activities electronically where cheap and in
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anymore. Some are retiring early while others sixty-five and older are still working. Family, health, race and gender are some aspects that influence one to retire. “Men are more likely to decide to retire when their wives become eligible for Social Security ben¬efits; wives are more likely to be influenced by their husbands’ decisions and the couples’ overall eco¬nomic situation”, (Markson, E. W. & Stein, P. J., pp. 212, 2012). Women earn less so they have less money saved. They don’t know how to plan
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Business Law textbook by Cheeseman, these laws establish procedures for adults to make irrevocable gifts of money and securities to minors. Gifts of money can be made by depositing the money in an account in a financial institution, with the donor or another trustee (e.g., another adult or bank) as custodian for the minor. Gifts of securities can be made by registering the securities in the name of a trustee as custodian for the minor. The court held that Buder had breached this duty when he invested
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other cyber-criminals, according to 55 percent of survey respondents. One-third of companies suffered significant financial damage as a result of attacks such as hacking and phishing (where customers or employees are tricked into disclosing passwords and account details) over the past 12 months. Companies must now contend with a range of hi-tech attacks orchestrated by well-organised, financially-motivated criminals. III. To what degree are IT security risks and business risks interrelated? IV
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INTERNET SHOPPING AND ITS IMPACT ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR MSc INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS By Fayu Zheng 2006 -1- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This research is the final dissertation for MSc International Business at the University of Nottingham, during the summer term of 2006. Firstly, I would like to thank Vicky Story for her invaluable support, guidance and availability throughout the course of this project. In addition, I would like to thank all the participants for sparing the time to
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become more efficient and productive by the: enabling the company to access and use the content contained in the documents, reducing the time and effort required to locate information the business needs to support decision making, improving the security of the content and thereby reducing the risk of intellectual property theft.” (p.68) The DMS transformed the way that businesses operate, a part of the cost reduction can work more efficiently simply by accessing a database and avoid losing information
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DRP / ECP Disaster Recovery Plan Enterprise Continuity Plan This presentation will explore the different parts and pieces necessary for a successful Disaster Recovery Plan / Enterprise Continuity Plan. More specifically, this presentation will provide information needed to garner and bolster support for such a plan from the university’s executive team. A well prepared, maintained and rehearsed recovery and/or continuity plan should have the ability to keep the university up and running throughout
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