Identity theft

In 2010, a Ponemon Institute study found that 85 percent of American companies fell victim to an organizational data breach during 2009 (Zurich, 2010, p. 2). The Ponemon Institute findings illustrate a necessity for businesses to expect to be a target for nefarious actors who seek to procure sensitive customer data. In the assignment scenario, the retail store unwittingly became a member in the growing percentage of organizations faced with customer data breaches. In an attempt to dissect and…

Last summer it seemed that everyone in Muncie was playing Pokémon Go. They would go outside and walk around and catch Pokémon. Pokestops would be in random places and get poke balls and more. But there is a downside Pokemon Go is more dangerous than it may seem. People can get hit by cars, hackers can change the game to make it more dangerous. Pokémon Go is a target for innocent people. Hackers can set poke stops in dangerous places to kidnap people or kill them. There is an article that a…

My Topic for the Lesson 8 Presentation The topic I have chosen for my presentation is, “Preventing Social Engineering Attacks.” A social engineering attack is one of the most powerful weapons used to steal people’s passwords, credit cards, and personal data. It takes advantage of the fact that the biggest vulnerability of any security system is the users themselves. Social Engineering uses psychological tricks in order to get users to volunteer their personal information. These attacks can be…

Facebook Breach The recent breach in Facebook’s server system has created a huge impact on the business world. Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has been facing a lot of heat behind the misuse and mishandling of over fifty million Facebook users’ data. In short, a third-party app, known as the personality quiz app, harvested personal data from questionnaires that were shared over Facebook’s server system. The third-party app then proceeded to sell the data to the political data firm, Cambridge…

Encryption has become larger and larger with the abundance of technology. It is becoming easier for your identity to be stolen, which makes for a hassle when trying to deal with. Although, technological encryption seems to be a beneficial thing, the government disagrees. When solving murders and other crimes, in some cases, technology is essential to finding who committed the crime. With these big companies like Google and Apple, they are now encrypting phones and other devices, so that no one…

When filing electronic or personal health records online, anything is possible in regards to security breaches. Sometimes they can be avoided. Other times hackers are able to crack codes in encrypted data. When this happens, the clinic or hospital is held responsible for patients’ confidential information such as social security numbers and credit cards becoming accessible by an unauthorized third party. In July 2010, the Attorney General’s office was informed of a security breach involving at…

many things through out our day, but it takes focus away from things that are more important. People don't realize how technology in this generation has a negative effect, texting while driving is a huge issue also people are at higher risk for identity theft. people can not go ten minutes without answering an email or sending a text message they're to busy worrying about their phones rather that the rode. Majority of car accidents happen when someone is texting, a life is more important…

Identity Fraud The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate and explain one of the various White-Collar crimes known as identity fraud. Another purpose of this paper is to inform about identity fraud and how many people are affected by it and also to notify the reader on how to prevent identity fraud. Identity fraud can be defined as a crime where an individual stole someone else’s personal information like a credit card and also use it to buy merchandises charging that specific credit card.…

Cyber criminals just like burglars and thieves have many different ways to steal your online information (money and identity). In the same way you wouldn’t leave your door unlocked or open, you must also take precaution to protect yourself from fraud and identity theft online. Online identity theft occurs when someone gains unauthorized access to your personal information, such as your name, social security number, banking or credit card information and uses the information fraudulently or to…

Advanced development in the technology of computers and communications, the world definitely profited a lot. However, this has come at a scary price for many. Computer crimes have become a serious problem, costing millions of dollars. “Ranking at 23%, United States has the worse computer crimes.” (Sumo3000, 2016). Despite the fact, other countries are becoming more reliant upon the internet for business and government purposes they are at jeopardy too. Computer crimes are threatening the…