Identity theft

Jill Daniel Tammie Foltz Phil 105: Introduction to Ethics March 1, 2016 Virtue ethics The topic that I have chosen for this paper is identity theft. According to the article online it is a crime that is affecting more than 12 million people and that 16 billion has been stolen in one year. According to the article there is a new victim every 2 seconds of that year. That is just unbelievable to me that people could continue to perpetrate this amount of fraud against other people. These people…

Technology existed for a long time, but issues have risen to the public eye on the web (Alalawi). Some main issues are data leaks, internet-criminals, and plagiarism. Social Networking has changed over the decade. The social media sites students use affect their lives based on their post. Employers can get their impression of people through social media. When hiring, an employer should not have access to a persons personal and social information because there have been some discrimination in…

Nowadays we hear the word “cybersecurity” a lot but do you ever wonder what does it really mean? According to the department of homeland security, “Cybersecurity is general Internet safety, which includes protection of anything connected to or accessible by the Internet- from networks themselves to the information stored in computers.” The University of Maryland University College defines cybersecurity as a measure that protects our computers, networks, programs and data from unintended or…

There are many concerns that can impact a work environment affecting the company, employees, and customers that are faced every day. The damaging implications can arise from security concerns that could lead to theft, identity theft, fraud, and much more. The concerns that may arise when determining the proper security measure to insure in a company can only be beneficial when protecting the company before damage is done. As businesses incorporate a BYOD strategic plan, mobile security becomes…

activity from within a business? The World Wide Web sounds like a vast phenomenon that brings the world closer, but it has its problems with the cybercrimes. This problem is growing steadily and many people have become victims of hacking, theft, identity theft and malicious software. Some steps a company can take to curtail cybercriminal activity from within a business by using a unified system of software and hardware to authenticate any information that is sent or accessed over the Internet.…

Elderly Care and Identity Theft Many seniors are at an increased risk for identity theft. The National Crime Prevention Council notes that "senior citizens are more at risk to be targeted by telemarketing scams than other age groups. These dishonest telemarketers direct anywhere from 56 to 80 percent of their calls to the elderly." In addition to phone scams, many seniors are not as technologically savvy as they should be. They can be taken advantage of online. Typically, this involves…

There are several problems with the current healthcare industry standards for information technology that need to be addressed. Issues such as the lack of electronic health record (EHR) interoperability and user security disrupt meaningful progression which significantly reduces the quality of healthcare. If we don’t figure out smart solutions the industry as a whole will be worse for it and a lot of providers will lose funding as a consequence. One of the main reasons that healthcare providers…

recorded activities such as your social security, files, usernames, passwords and account numbers. The spyware transmits that information to another computer, usually for advertising purposes. The transmittance of this information can lead to identity theft. If you download free music or screensavers, it may also install spyware. Signs that spyware could possibly be on a computer is that the user receives a barrage of pop-up ads, the Internet home page has been changed, new and unexpected…

people who use the internet to gain access to other people’s private information with a malicious intent. They will attack innocent people and take their information for many reasons. Davis says that their behavior is anonymous and unethical. Identity theft is a form of hacking where people steal important information such as social security numbers, identification numbers, and credit cards. They can…

Cora Garcia Mrs. Briscoe Honors English 1 Were You Hacked, Or Nah? It’s more than likely that you have been hacked before. Records say that more than 145 million Americans have been victims to hackers. It can be useful to think of hackers as burglars and malicious software as their burglary tools. Having researched cybercrime and technology use among criminal populations for more than a decade, I know that both types of miscreants want to find ways into secure places – computers and…