Computer network security

DESPITE HIPPA’S HITECH ACT, CYBERATTACKS CONTINUE TO RISE HIPPA’s HITECH Act and the Omnibus rule were enacted to prevent data breaches in healthcare; however, healthcare data breaches are on the rise. Since its enactment in 1996, several provisions have been incorporated into the original Health Information Profitability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), one of which is the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH): In 2009, The U.S. Department of Health and…

gap between those who have access to the Internet and those who do not. It also has to do with the amount of information people with Internet can access. The speed of the Internet connection, the price of the Internet, and the performance of the computers available all play a part in the digital divide. The digital divide is found in different socioeconomic groups, the educated and uneducated, and between less industrialized nations. Governments around the world play a role in the digital divide…

Betrayal is a very present element in Heroes. The plot revolves around deceit. It was present before the story even began. The sate, Marie-Blanche Touraine, Larry LaSalle and Francis himself are each betraying someone in the story. The state is betraying young men by not telling them what really awaits them at war. Instead, it encourages boys to enlist to defend their country. The state even accepts people who are too young to enlist in the army : “ ‘They were taking anybody with a heartbeat in…

In the article “Post-Truth, False News, and Information Literacy” by William Badke he talks about fake news. Badke tells us how the digital age has made it easier for people to believe fake news. He explains why the internet should have filters and be controlled. Badke goes on to say because of so many false hoods people develop a “World view.” That their view is based on what they deem true. Even if facts prove otherwise. Badke says that there are so many voices out there. Each one telling us…

Fraud Case Analysis Rita Crundwell started working for the City of Dixon’s finance department as a high school student, but she eventually became the city’s treasurer and comptroller in 1983. Seven years after her appointment, she began a twenty-two-year fraud scheme that enabled her to embezzle approximately $54 billion dollars from the taxpayers she was serving. To embezzle the municipality’s funds unnoticed, Crundwell discretely opened a bank account at the Fifth and Third Bank…

According to the Webster dictionary, the meaning is the freedom from unauthorized intrusion: state of being let alone and able to keep certain especially personal matters to oneself. Unfortunately, employees don’t place a high regard on the security of an individual’s personal information which causes a decrease in their intrinsic value. Which means this will touch on the moral side of principles, their behavior is the problem in all these cases, leaving unattended passwords, rooms unlocked…

Chapter 2 A review about VW Diesel affair 2.1 Outline The diesel gate emission scandal came into picture in 18 September 2015 when (EPA) Environmental Protection Agency of US found that VW Group had manufactured diesel cars by installing a fraud software known as “defeat device” to cheat emission tests. By the violation of the Clean Air Act this software manipulates the NOX emission rating in order to meet US Tier 2 standards during the laboratory testing, but emit nearly 40 times more NOX…

One of the internal control deficiencies that found in Societe Generale is the incapability of back office in detecting and inspecting the fraud activities. Based on the case study, we know that the back office staffs are unaware about the responsibilities to disclose the abnormal or significant transaction to their supervisor, because it is not specifically stated in their job description. Besides that, even though the back office staffs have discover some abnormal transactions that may cause…

that there are security measures and steps the buyer goes through before the cardholder gets the purchased product. Also a credit card has more ways to protect people against fraud. Credit card companies spend money to get the right equipment that helps them detect when fraud is going to happen. David Wayne and his partner Charles F. Pigg states there is a filter that detects fraud before it actually happens, the credit card companies are always on the lookout for fraud. Security is taken…

through your computer, phone and even TV. And it doesn’t stop there. You’re being told what to eat and what to buy. Whether you know it or not, big brother is watching — and here’s seven signs that tell you how. 1. Surveillance cameras (They’re watching you) They’re out there watching you. The United States of America has become the Untitled States of Surveillance with camera on every corner watching and recording your every move. But that’s no surprise, particularly in response to security…