Miss Evers’ Boys was a distressing film to watch. Not only did it show the horrid mistreatment of African Americans, but also brought further attention to the types of biological testing that were prevalent in that time. While it is difficult to judge members of history with the knowledge we know now, it is appalling to think about the denial of disease treatment when a cure is known and available. The psychological testing that took place in the Milgram experiment was interesting to me. Even…
Every program or every collection of programs implementing a single business function must have unique database credentials. Sharing of credentials between programs is not allowed. Database passwords used by programs are system-level passwords as defined by the Password Policy. Developer groups must have a process in place to ensure that database passwords are controlled and changed in accordance with the Password Policy. Authorized Networked Devices Policy: The security features necessary to…
under the Freedom of Information Act or the Privacy Act asking for information about whether the government has been spying on them or others, these requests are likely to be denied. Q: If these laws were passed by Congress, and the FBI and NSA are securing the required court approval and making the required disclosures to Congress, what’s the problem? Isn’t everything working the way it’s supposed to? A: It is debatable whether Congress intended the sort of dragnet information collection of…
violate the law — each email sent that violates the act is subject to penalties of up to $16,000. Additionally, any commercial email message the company send must include notice that the message is an advertisement, and it must also include opt-out information and your business postal address. To comply with this law the company must also honor opt-out requests promptly. The FTC website defines the laws you need to know about email marketing. Legal risk #4: copyright and…
As casino players, one of the things that we hate the most are casino sites that secretly scam its players. Although it’s not really that obvious, the majority of players today are smart enough to distinguish scamming gold diggers from legitimate casino sites. However, having a street smart perspective doesn’t change the fact that we easily fall for rumors and naysays. We easily believe negative testimonials. We pledge on rumors that didn’t have any basis. One of these stories that we’re going…
A lot of big companies like Yahoo!, the New York Times, Target, JP Morgan and Staples have all been the victims of cyber attacks. You might be thinking that it could never happen to a smaller organization, but a lot of smaller organizations have less security than what these mega corporations have. Every business, it does not matter the size, can be vulnerable to DNS hacking. While a lot of smaller companies do not get targeted because they fly under the radar, there is a belief that cyber…
good information security policy will take the mission of the company into consideration, the risks that the company faces, the protection of critical assets, and the effect that an attack would have on the organization if one occurred. Developing a security policy does not have to be marred with challenges, it is important that the roles and responsibilities throughout the organization are known, as well as a detailed accounting of what the policy will cover. Hence, an enterprise information…
The main reason why I majored in Computer Science and Mathematics is since it would grant me the circumspect education to become an Information Security Analyst. The reason why I chose these majors is as a background in computer science would be useful as I would have a thorough understanding of operating systems and databases. In addition to being able to understand the principles of computers, a proficiency in programming is beneficial toward learning ethical hacking. I would benefit from…
store locations nation-wide. However, considering various steps taken by Target upon realization of the breaches, it is hard to defend or picture exact wrongful doings or violation of laws by Target. Let’s keep in mind that electronic data and information breaches are hard to prevent; this is mostly due to interconnectivities of globally devices. As such, laws do not persecute companies for hackers breaking into their networks; instead, there are laws binding companies to put required secure…
Our team is well versed in the Security Operations and has the expertise to provide the required functional and administrative security support to NSWCDD as well as fleet support to DNA through the use of dedicated clerical and administrative support staff. With over twenty years of experience Zenetex continues to provide an extensive variety of complex security services in accordance with, and in support of, applicable local and national security policies and directives across numerous active…