Identity theft

Technology is an important factor in today’s society especially in our healthcare system. The advancement in technology is on the rise and it is always changing and updating. The healthcare system is making their way to convert all their medical records electronically; although this can be a good transition, it can also pose a problem. Electronic health records have not been perfected and there are still risks for breaches and potentially a big possibility of disclosing patient’s important…

In his revealing book Future Crimes, Marc Goodman shows us the threat that we, as inhabitants of this new technological world, either are facing or going to face in future years. Goodman started his cybercrime resume with the Los Angeles Police Department. After the LAPD, he spent years working for federal agencies such as the FBI and the secret service with on their computer crime units. When he began working with the computer crime units, cybercrimes were still in their infancy, now he has…

The self-made teenage millionaire Berry Minkow used to be called Whiz kid by founding his own carpet cleaning company, Z-Best, which was net worth over million dollars. After few years, his net worth was accused by bank fraud, embezzlement, and securities fraud which are typically fraud risk and because of insufficient proof as well as fake evidence caused him in jail more than a decade (Video A). 1. Fraud Risk: First of all, fraud risk defined as two different frauds which are individually…

As the court order, I have ten days to collect forensic evidence, analyze it, and submit a report to opposing counsel. I will ensure my team has proper search and seizure warrants for each locations, and start sending them to Slatestone Land Development and Acer Tree Services offices. My team also understands the limitations of our e-discovery search, and they only can retrieved text messages and email from one month prior to the incident to the present time. It is a crucial measure that every…

My main concerns for my company would be social networking, social news, and social photo and video sharing. Social networking can mean that company data is leaked through staff gossip and it can also mean the companies reputation could be ruined by false information shared by people who are not familiar with the company. Managers need to make sure their staff is trained on the company’s privacy policy and make sure they are aware of the information they post. The false information can cause a…

In October of 2015, Experian North America, which is a global information services group that operates as a credit monitoring company, revealed that over 15 million social security numbers and other proprietary information had been exposed due to a two year security breach of their computer systems. The breach affected several millions of T-Mobile customers. T-Mobile’s CEO quickly responded with an open letter to their customers, informing them of what had happened, expressing his displeasure…

Backgrounds check is a process to identify safety and security. Many companies and events requires background check in order to observe their past records, and that includes financial, criminal, mental and employment records. Furthermore, should background checks be regulated at gun shows? Clearly, a gun show could be a hazardous events, and there will be risky without background checks. If background checks are not regulated at gun shows, the event will likely place other people’s life in…

The word “temporary” has a specific connotation to it. By its definition, it is understood that it does not last forever; it is associated with time. Specifically, a time that is not lengthy. The word “temporary” can be used by means of an adjacent. It can describe people, objects, and actions. For example, people are temporary. We do not last forever; we have a limited lifetime. Likewise, technology is temporary. A laptop and cellphone have a temporary component to them. As technology advances…

On December 2014, Anthem’s databased was compromised by someone that used their credentials to run a query. The breach was not discovered until January 2015. Anthem Inc. security breach was made public in February 2015, and affected at least 80 millions of people. Anthem was at the moment the second-largest health insurance company in the nation. Their president and CEO, Joseph Swedish said to the media: “Anthem was the target of a very sophisticated external cyber-attack. These attackers…

Helen Thorpe illustrates the struggles of four immigrant girls all with similar dispositions of attending college. Collectively, these young women strive to achieve the American dream of one day successfully attending college. Despite the unfavorable odds, which were heavily present for two, the four women are accepted into college, two without proper documentation, and the other two with good documentation. The author depicts the efforts of these immigrant students attempting to be acclimated…