Essays on Government Institutions

The advent and use of social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, amongst others has resulted in drastic change in the society. In this case, these sites are widely adopted for the main purpose of communication. As opposed to the past where spatial barriers obstructed communication, social media sites have broken these barriers and have resulted in a more connected world, leading to the inference of the world being a global village. The impact of the use of social media on individuals and the government has been tremendous with some, understandably, having negative effects on society.

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According to Christopher Blake, the former secretary of labour in New Zealand, the country has been gradually but continuously changing (Cited in: Masgoret, 2009). This is evidenced by the fact that one in every four New Zealanders has been born in a foreign nation. He notes that New Zealand has been built through immigration and that migrants, whether permanent or temporal, will have a major role in the economic progress of New Zealand. The government has a role to attract and retain migrants with skills and talents that will be critical in developing the country. Understanding the difference between ...

A strategic plan is the result of the choices made by the corporate executive on how to deal with customers and how to conduct the operations of the company in order to maximize profits and progress the company’s agenda. To formulate an effective strategy plan, the executives need to know the Result they want to achieve, the Purpose of the strategy and the Massive action plan they need to achieve that result. To formulate a successful strategy, plan the executives should have a shared vision for the organization and the aims of the strategy. The aim of a ...

IMPLEMENTING HOST DATA LOSS PREVENTION (HDLP) SYSTEMS TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIAL DATA AGAINST THEFY BY INSIDER THREAT

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Background information Data has now become an important business tool and driver in the modern information-driven society. Business organizations and government ministries are now incorporating information systems that generate large volumes of data which is valuable, sensitive or secretive and in the event it leaks to the outside world or falls into the wrong hands, it can cause huge financial losses, weaken negotiation positions of businesses and damage strategic position of the affected business (Alneyadi, Sithirasenan and Muthukkumarasamy, 2016, p. 5). For this reason, it has become vital that companies and government organizations implement strategies ...

Mitigation of cyber attacks

Introduction The development of internet technology has both advantages and limitations on global development. The major drawback associated with advancement in internet technology is the cyber crime, which is globally on a rise (Weimann, 2006). Cyber terrorism poses serious threats to the security of both private companies and government institutions. Cyber attacks involve unauthorized access to critical information as well as the infrastructure of business organizations and public institutions (Weimann, 2006). The resultant effects of cyber attacks are numerous, and they make both private and public entities more vulnerable to collapse (Osipenko, 2004, p 46). Thus, these institutions adopt ...

According to Chambliss et al. (2010), the state is involved in organized crimes through collusion, evasion, corruption, and substitution. I tend to believe that through evasion, the perpetrators try to evade any legal connection. I believe through evasion, Individuals involved in state organized crimes attempt to distance themselves completely from the activities of the business and the state. For instance, I have witnessed individuals set up legitimate businesses that barely have a link to their names. The organizations then are placed in the frontline to launder money from the state. Such organizations are offered tenders to supply good or ...