Journalist and internet enthusiast, Clive Thompson, in his chapter “Public Thinking” in his book Smarter Than You Think publicized by Penguin Press, addresses the topic of internet usage, arguing that it has enhanced our way of writing and thinking. He supports these claims by stating that the internet has given us a more logical and abstract understanding of certain topics. Clive also states that due to the internet we have managed to create a plethora of writing, whether it be a status on…
1. Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was a law passed to try and fix the problems that allowed for fraud in many corporations. There were seven factors that motivated the passing of SOX. The first was auditor’s conflicts of interest. Before the passing of the act auditing firms were self-regulated and preformed consulting work for companies they were supposed to be auditing creating profit. (Wikipedia, 2014). The next factor was the failure of these company’s Boards of Directors as well as executive…
Introduction In the past years, the accessibility of the internet has increased (Hawi, Blachnio, & Przepiorka, 2015). Because the internet is becoming more readily available, the number of people who use it is has increased as well (Hawi, Blachnio, & Przepiorka, 2015). The internet can be used to perform many tasks such as class assignments, job-related tasks, leisure activities, and much more (Deatherage, Servaty-Seib, & Aksoz, 2014). Although the internet can be a useful resource, it may…
woman stated, “The internet is an excellent tool for parents to use, in efforts improve knowledge and understanding amongst children. However, if parents are not vigilant enough, the internet may be a negative factor for children as a result of having access to inappropriate content. It may also be negative since children may lack the social skills they need by focusing on their social skills in the virtual world.” Similarly, a 15 year old girl expressed thoughts that were close to the previous…
variables and one more part of the initial knowledge, such as host identities or channels. item extbf{<>}: Operations in this stereotype are used to define functions and access to permissions "private" or "public" to express if an operation is visible for attackers. Constructor and Destructor are two major categories of operations.…
policies that will address any issues regarding information stored within the organization. Incident Response Protocols Unauthorized Facility Access: If there is an unauthorized attempt to access the facility where the data files are kept the MPs will be notified immediately. All personnel will report to one central location for accountability of staff and access cards and keys. All computers and files will be checked for any missing or copied data.…
The House of Usher: A Glove A glove can only be of use when a hand is inside. When a hand is inserted into a glove, it is able to achieve the purpose for which it was created. Some of these purposes are protection, warmth, and style. Without a hand, a glove is nothing; limp, lifeless, and useless. The glove in this analogy represents the mansion in the short story “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allen Poe. The hand would then represent the inhabitants of the house. When the Ushers…
become a vital part of society. Every day millions of people have access to their phones, computers, televisions etc. In Pippa Norris’s Digital Divide: Civic Engagement, Information Poverty and The Internet Worldwide, she sees the digital divide as a “shorthand for any and every disparity within the online community.”(4) In order to be a part of what is happening socially, economically and political in the world, one needs to access to technology. Nevertheless, not everyone in the world has the…
How could Administrative, Technical, and Physical Controls introduce a false sense of security? Security controls are technical, physical or administrative defenses to evade, neutralize or diminish harm or inaccessibility because of risks operating on their corresponding weakness, i.e., security risk. Organizations add security controls, which is no surprise; however, it is easier than most think to bypass these controls. The business “goes through the motions of deploying a security tool or…
Before making an application live developer may also leave certain debug options running in order to re-examine. Special attention must be given to these backdoors as attacker can gain unprivileged access to the website [31]. Since these debug options facilitate back-end entry to the developers, and sometimes these debug options are left enabled unnoticed, this may provide an easy entry to a hacker into the web-site that let him make changes at the…