The Dodd-Frank Act was a piece of legislature passed by the Obama administration in 2010. This act is formally known as the Dodd-Frank Act Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. This piece of legislature was a response to the financial crisis of 2008. The Dodd-Frank Act at the time of passing consisted of 2,307 pages, 16 titles and 540 sections of law. This piece of legislation was named after Senator Christopher J. Dodd and Representative Barney Frank who had endorsed this act. This…
[1] Therefore, the Fourth Industrial Revolution should be called a revolution. Industry 4.0 facilitates the vision and execution of a Smart Factory. Few of its core pillars are Advanced Automation, Sophisticated Data Analytics, and Industrial Cybersecurity and so on. Areas having impact on business, government and society are technology and services, advanced automation and augmented reality. Many examples are described in Figure 1.1 but we will focus on Big data analytics, AI and Decision…
The second most prominent element on Google 's "About" page is its mission statement. After scanning past the impressive graphic that displays the company 's ubiquity in full force, the words "Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful" are the first to greet the reader. And for almost 20 years, it 's been succeeding. In 2010, they unveiled their most audacious project yet - the fully autonomous car of the future. With safety and its…
to emergency preparedness, and to identify where challenges remain (“National preparedness report”, n.d.). Three core capabilities that are continuously highlighted in each National Preparedness Report for creating challenges for the nation are cybersecurity, housing, and infrastructure systems (“National preparedness report”, n.d.). The 2015 National Preparedness Report shows that the nation increased its collective preparedness, not only from external threats but also for natural and…
P. Unger will be addressing the Yellow Pages Caucus regarding the Environmental laws in particular to the drinking water certification laws. It was stated there have been request to allow for a more relaxed dress in the office. It seems the majority of staff is in favor of the more relaxed dress code therefore the policy is being revised and will be sent out to senior management for review and comment. There were no issues or concerns raised on this item. There were no issues or concerns…
Presidential debates have long been contested as effective means of judging a candidate’s character and policies. If successful, a candidate is likely to receive increased favorability ratings. However, it has also been noted that presidential debates are most helpful, as campaign tools, in order to increase one’s name recognition, tools for relative unknowns rather than household names. Nevertheless, because of the race being incredibly close between the two candidates, the debate matters, and…
Mandated in the United States Constitution, the State of the Union Address is an informational message delivered by the president to Congress (Gerhard, 2014). Previous versions of the State of the Union Address focused on various topics that were considered important to the people of the United States. In researching data regarding previous speeches I found several facts regarding the makeup of these historical speeches. Prior to 1946, the State of the Union Address was called the Annual Message…
Why is Cyber Security a rising priority? Cyber security has always been a huge concern ever since the internet came out. There are 3 main branches of Cyber Security: Confidentiality, Integrity, and Accessibility. Every cybercrime out there violates one of these branches. Confidentiality deals with information that isn’t accessible to the public, Integrity deals with information that has been altered, and Accessibility deals with something being able to access. The first…
Patrick McElvaney CMSC 304 Dr. Matuzek Ethical Analysis 2 - Cryptocurrency We can thank SPAM for the proof of work protocols that brought about the rudimentary foundations or procedures used by Cryptocurrencies today. Cryptocurreny (CC) is somewhat anti-government yet when money is stolen, the individuals affected look to the law enforcing agencies that the system is trying to beat. The new cryptographic hash universe is an interesting science experiment, but that is about it, especially when…
How do we prevent computer crime Computer crime is a common thing in todays society. It is something that should be in every persons mind as they are surfing the web and typing in personal information. The first thing that should be done to prevent computer crime is have a firewall on their computer. A firewall is essentially a barrier for your computer that keeps information from going out into the network without permission [1]. Passwords are another important concept to consider when…