Essays on Threat

Introduction

This chapter gives an analysis of the results of the study to derive insights on why insider threats remains to be one of the leading and challenging security issues to deal with. The results of the study present a vague picture of what motivates insider threats in private organizations. The questions of why, what and how will be answered with references to the data obtained from the study. This section also demonstrates the actions taken by organizations and tries to link it with theoretical frameworks and pool of knowledge developed by earlier scholars.

Analysis

The belief that insider threats ...

Abstract

The God squad group, mainly made of boys in junior and senior years, uses the 9/11 attacks as a rallying point for combination of white supremacist, racist, anti-Semitic, ant-Islamic, anti-immigrant, ant-gay, nee-fascist dogma mixed with a good dose of anti-abortion and fundamentalist Christian diatribe. The group catches the attention of the administration when they show up at school all wearing their uniforms and distributes the first edition of their weekly "newsletter". The” newsletter” contains highly offensive diatribes on how it is the "the duty of all true Americans to fight against the forces trying to destroy our country". The ...

Iran’s Nuclear Threat

REGIONAL STABILITY, GLOBAL SECURITY Regional Stability, Global Security: Finding a Workable Answer to Iran’s Nuclear Threat In the modern world, “rogue” states have become adept at wielding the threat of nuclear weaponry in the global political arena and wringing concessions from developed nations that have, at best, an imprecise knowledge of whether, and at what stage of development, nations like North Korea and Iran possess nuclear capability. It is a matter of intense interest among America’s intelligence and diplomatic communities to determine whether the persistently belligerent regime in Iran seeks political leverage against Israel and the United ...

Background literature and hypothesis

Introduction Researchers have been puzzled by realization that there is a big difference when it comes to stem field of study. There are always more males than females. The question as to why this is the case continues to beg an answer. Similarly, the marginalized communities have been seen to perform badly in this field. For example, the Hispanics and blacks are few in stem majors as compared to their white counterparts. The decline in the number of stem professionals is linked to women attrition from such subjects as well as the notable small number of minority groups joining ...

A brief review

Insider threat Introduction An insider threat is a threat faced by an organization, attributed to its own people. This could be an employee, a former employee, a business associate or contractors who are familiar with the organization’s security practices and its work processes involving data handling and computers. Although the occurrence of ‘insider threat’ incidents is significantly low when compared to hacking attempts, these are more destructive for businesses. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the cyber crimes against businesses in 2008 were only 11%, but it constituted about 52% of the losses suffered by the businesses. Another ...

Introduction

This dissertations main porpoise and focus will be to address if the British armed forces will have any role in future international conflict. It will address the beginning of the British Empire all the way to the empire that we know today. After this we will look at concerns and threats that the British might face as well as the rest of the world and how this could have an impact on the British role in any future conflict. After having discussed all of the concerns we will look at the ability through advances in technology for any involvement ...

Introduction

Nuclear terrorism means using, or the danger of using weapons that are radiological or nuclear in nature to commit terrorism acts. Currently, there are 5 known groups that may have the capacity to acquire and engage such weapons including Taliban, Separatists in North Caucasus, Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda and Lashkar-e-Tayyib (Harvard Kennedy School, 2010). Calls have been on the rise from world leaders to combat possible occurrence, terming it as the immediate and dangerous menace to the global security. Even though this concern is justified by the typical destructive power of nuclear weapons, this grave evaluation concerning the looming threat of ...

Introduction

Technology has become part of the major sections of the security of any facility. For example, a busy pharmacy in a shopping mall is unique and requires proper physical and logical access controls. The systems are required to protect the medication and funds located on the business. The system would also assist in the access of the personally identifiable information as well as the protected health data of the customers that exist in the system. The security may be installed through reliable as well as logical technological methods that would be essential to eliminate the risks that would be available. The ...

Throughout the semester, I have learned about the security, and security is one of the most important issues in the world. Many people think security means safety and peace as same as I thought, and I thought security is like a password. Nowadays, many people have a password to protect their information in the world. When we use the internet and bank service, they always require a password, and many people have different passwords each other because of protecting personal information. Of course, it is one of the security issues, but security divided by three parts. According to the “Global Politics,” security ...

Abstract

Software security is a concept of protecting software from a malicious breach. The main objective of software security is to assure proper functioning of software without threats to privacy and individuality. Technology and industry experts have accepted the significance of this undertaking, but the awareness about handling such issues still lacks appropriate solutions. Software security is a novel field of the computer world that started as early as 2001. Software security is an extensive system that is not constrained to a security mechanism or access control. It includes an appropriate design impossible for intruders to contravene. Perfect software always beholds robust security designs. ...

Facts

The case under scrutiny is named as Echazabal v Chevron USA, Inc. This is a case about a legal tussle between a man called Mario Echazabal and the firm for which he used to work viz. Chevron. The reason why Echazabal decided to sue his employer Chevron was that his employment offer was rescinded due to direct threat reasons by Chevron. The company came up to such a decision because they came to know about the ill-health of Echazabal and also that it was getting damaged due to him working in the cocker unit of the refinery. Echazabal was later diagnosed with Hepatitis ...

Abstract

In many businesses, these days, there is use of technology in information sharing, advertisements, banking services and purchasing among others. The use of cyberspace is exponentially increasing; thus criminal activities are likewise exponentially on the rise. The major explanation for the rise in cyber threats is the fact that since the world web is intercepted, various web applications are getting popularity for data sharing as well as data storing regardless of the user. As time passes these web applications became more complex as a result of the increase in their faults in design. This creates a situation where surfing on the ...

- Identify one group from the text by Tucker and state one specific CBRN threat presented by that group. Then, identify the principles of detection, avoidance, protection, and decontamination from one specific CBRN hazard presented by that group. In 2001 the Islamist cult group that launched the Anthrax attack was considered a dangerous threat. According to Canadian Data Projections an anthrax attack on 100,000 Canadians would result in 50,000 anthrax cases, 32,875 deaths, 332,500 hospitalization days, and a cost of $ 6.5 billion. The detection process is difficult since anthrax an easily spore forming being delivered to a ...

Institutions:

A threat is an act where the speaker makes a statement that communicates a serious expression of intent; this enables him to commit a violent, unlawful act to a group of people or just an individual. Due to violence in schools within the teenagers, there are laws that were made in the supreme courts. The court said that threats were not true if delivered in a protected speech. Once such cases are submitted to the court it judges based on the vantage point of both the speaker and the recipient. In student cases, they use the method of the reasonable person among them. If ...

Introduction

Aggression is hostile behavior aimed at causing physical or psychological harm. Aggression can be indirect or direct, verbal or physical and active or passive. There are several social factors that cause aggression. These factors include media violence, Stereotype and social identity, threat Collective narcissism, Status, competition and mating motives personal characteristics, cultural factors direct provocation and frustration among others.

When an individual watches media, observational learning takes place. This brings the indication that excessive exposure to media violence increases probability of any individual to behave aggressively. (Barbara etal, 2010). Metaanalysis and reviews have indicated that this effect is ...

Organized Crime in the United States and its impact to the US Criminal Justice System

The United States of America has its fair share of problems when it comes to maintaining national security and stability against international and domestic threats. The federal government has to contend to the threat of various actors wishing to destabilize the country either through fear or terror or through illicit activity that paralyzes the country. One of the most crucial threats the US government faces today are the transnational organized crime groups which endangers the country from within its borders and through the rest of the world. The problem with this threat is the fact most of these organize ...

Information security plan

Executive summary Information security plan is meant to protect any resource that relates to information from multiple security threats so that the continuity is maintained. The security plan is meant to cover all the organization’s information technology assets against any possible threat. To achieve an effective information security mechanism, a suitable set of controlled crucial. The control includes processes, procedures, and policies organizational structure and software functions. The controls need to be formulated, implemented tracked reviewed and improved to make sure the particular security and business goals of the organization are attained. The plan guides the confidentiality, ...

Introduction

Apple is a US company whose business is the design, development and marketing of personal computers, portable digital music players, media devices, cellular phones and other personal electronic devices. Apple also develops and markets software, software services, networking services and solutions, peripheral equipment, and internet applications. The company is one of the most recognized consumer brands in the world and is poised to become the first trillion dollar company of the world. The Apple brand is so strong that it already commands a very strong brand premium. The base customers of Apple’s products span the entire world, across all demographics. Apple’s products ...

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1. Executive Summary.. 4 1. Introduction.. 4 2. Porters five forces (Task 1). 5 2.1. Threat of Entry 5 2.2 Power of Suppliers. 6 2.3 Threat of Substitutes.. 6 2.4 Competitive Rivalry. 6 2.5 Power of Buyers. 6 3 PEST Analysis 7 3.1 Political Aspect 7 3.2 Economic View.. 7 3.3 Sociological View.. 8 3.4 Technological View 8 4. SWOT Analysis.. 8 4.1 Strength 9 4.2 Weakness 9 4.3 Opportunity.. 10 4.4 Threat 10 5. Marketing and Positioning strategies (Task 2) ...

Introduction

The Hilton Hotels & Resorts is an international chain of service hotels and resorts that is under the flagship of the Hilton Worldwide. The company has over 530 Hilton branded hotels in close to 78 countries in six continents. The Hilton Hotels has been an industry leader in the hotel industry and continues to enjoy a huge market advantage in all countries that the hotels are in operation. The company is known for its quality service and its high-end customers. The chain of hotels has heavily invested in its premises and its staff to ensure that they offer quality service to ...

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Castle Doctrine and Stand Your Ground

In self defense, the basic philosophy is that the amount of force to ward off the threat must be proportionate to the force that was being threatened to be used. In essence, lethal force is only permitted to be used in cases in stopping the infliction of grievous bodily harm that can result in possible death, the death of the person or loved ones, or rape or “sexual assault” in Michigan. The person using deadly force legally must possess a reasonable belief that by using such force, one if not all three of these scenarios will be prevented, and ...

Consumer psychology is a study that deals with the activities that are directly involved in consumer buying decisions, such as motivations, thoughts, attitudes, needs, motives, wants, desires, and emotions. Consumer psychology employs theoretical psychological approaches to understand, describe, predict, and influence consumers. Consumer psychologists draw upon psychological domains, such as social, cognitive, and developmental domains to explain consumer responses. Consumer psychology is used to help organizations improve business performance, educate and help consumers make better buying decisions, and influences public policy. It is mostly used by consumer and motivation researchers and advertisers. Yoon and Tinkham (2013) did research on the ...

BUSINESS STRATEGY

Business Strategy According to Data Monitor (2011, p. 4) Starbucks is the world largest specialty coffee retailer with many coffee shops in 62 countries across North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa, and Middle East. . Since inception, the firm has been able to traverse the United States and globally and open franchises at an impressive rate. Starbucks headquartering is in Seattle, Washington and employs close to 182,000 people as at September 2013 (Starbucks to outsource its HR Function, 2013. P.17). The firm recorded $14,892.2 million in the financial year ending 2013. Jennings (2012, p.19) says ...

Affiliated Institution:

1.Introduction The strategic management of an organization is often responsible for its success. This research will focus on Starbucks Company in an attempt to understand how strategic management is key for the success of an organization. To achieve this aim the report will incorporate appropriate models and concepts to analyse Starbucks Company. The first step will be to provide the company’s background, Starbuck’s competitive advantage, as well as models like Porter’s five forces, SWOT Analysis, Porter’s generic strategies and the PESTEL analysis. Finally, the report will offer recommendations that will greatly assist Starbucks to ...

Which is the Greatest Threat to the U. S. Foreign Intelligence Organizations: Which is the Greatest Threat to the U.S.

Introduction

The United States of America has always been considered as one of the Super countries in the world. Considering all the inventions, advanced infrastructure, evolving internet security tactics, and more, the U.S. remains on top of its game. However, despite being a great country, it is not guaranteed that it will remain on the top position as other countries begin to make themselves known through their own inventions and initiatives. In addition, it has several other competitors in the ...

Introduction

The commercial aviation safety and the millions of passengers who travel annually has rapidly emerged as a high priority in the national security following the numerous events of terrorism which have taken place for the last decade. The September 11, 2001 attack when four commercial aircraft were hijacked and used for destruction of the World Trade Center twin towers and for inflicting of ruthless harm to the pentagon, caused a shock to the world and instigated a full scale analysis into the efficacy of screening technologies on passengers and procedures which the United States airports used. The increased global awareness to activities ...

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Introduction

Apple is a US company whose business is the design, development and marketing of personal computers, portable digital music players, media devices, cellular phones and other personal electronic devices. Apple also develops and markets software, software services, networking services and solutions, peripheral equipment, and internet applications. The company is one of the most recognized consumer brands in the world and is poised to become the first trillion dollar company of the world. The Apple brand is so strong that it already commands a ...

Apple is a US company whose business is the design, development and marketing of personal computers, portable digital music players, media devices, cellular phones and other personal electronic devices. Apple also develops and markets software, software services, networking services and solutions, peripheral equipment, and internet applications. The company is one of the most recognized consumer brands in the world and is poised to become the first trillion dollar company of the world. The Apple brand is so strong that it already commands a very strong brand premium. The base customers of Apple’s products span the entire world, across all demographics. Apple’s products ...

Section 1: Foundation of the Study

The majority of business information is stored electronically, creating the need for a system of securing this information. As the systems providing computer and internet security becomes more and more complex, security is increasingly compromised. Interlopers and hackers continue to create new and more creative means of gaining entry to information stored on networks, and users are facing an increased number of security attacks. Surprisingly, despite the variety and amount of security risks, security tools designed to counter these are slow to develop appear for business consumption (Garcia-Teodoro et al, 2009). With the introduction of new technological trends, information technology ( ...

Introduction

The major objective of every organization is to increase profit and create a competitive edge into the market. Cenlow Limited being an instant coffee company and considering launching of a new product through an improved pack lighter and cheaper to produce than their current glass jars avails a unique entity that can enable the company create a competitive edge into market. The undertaking was successful as the company’s products were embraced in the market starting to peak for the past few months. However, based on different factors, the change in the product launch is likely to have marginal implications on the financial ...

Introduction

The major objective of every organization is to increase profit and create a competitive edge into the market. Cenlow Limited being an instant coffee company and considering launching of a new product through an improved pack lighter and cheaper to produce than their current glass jars avails a unique entity that can enable the company create a competitive edge into market. The undertaking was successful as the company’s products were embraced in the market starting to peak for the past few months. However, based on different factors, the change in the product launch is likely to have marginal implications on the financial ...

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Introduction

Dooms day for mankind has been one of the most famous themes in science fictions whether in movie or in print. Such themes create interesting scenarios on how society would react when it faces extinction. As depicted in the novel World War Z (WWZ), the threat of human extinction was characterized by an infectious disease that turns normal people into flesh eating zombies. Just like most zombie genres, the infection can only be transmitted through biting and perhaps intravenously. Fear factor is also apparent since zombies can only be terminated when their brain is destroyed. The zombie is a ...

Abstract

This study tested if stereotype threat affects people’s choices when answering Implicit Association Test for Race. Stereotype threat is used to describe the psychological phenomenon whereby a negative stereotype about one’s group puts an individual at risk for confirming that negative stereotype (Steele & Aronson, 1995). During President Obama’s inauguration, studies showed that the performance gap between white and black students diminished (Mattimore, 2009). We are interested to know through our study if this change in attitude is reflected by the people’s attitude to the different races as well. Our class gathered 74 participants, 60 females and ...

Introduction

An organization’s network system is a critical asset that needs maximum security. Network system security involves both physical and logical security. For a company, it ensures security of its network system they have to invest heavily in security. The rate at which automation is done in the business sector is extremely rapid. It, therefore, calls for intense network system security to ensure that the individual’s business and financial information are secured. The most significant information in a pharmacy business is the information concerning the customers, financial information such as billing data and the employee’s information (Rittinghouse, 2009). The information, ...

Introduction

Thus a corporation requires a “Global Strategy” which again is defined by Professor Lynch (2012) as a term that covers three areas (global, multinational and international) which is designed for an international organization to achieve its corporate goals as it operates in locations outside its location of origin. The online website Quick MBA defines the importance of Global Strategy (Quick MBA, pp 1). For the corporation, Global Strategy is important for the corporation because operating in a new country will is essentially a newly opened market that would drive both sales and profits. For many corporations that have “exhausted” the market or is competing ...

Areas of Interest

Freudian view, masculine over compensation, and threat to masculine identity.

Thesis

Threatening men’s masculine identity, results to homophobic attitudes as a way of overcompensation.

Introduction

Homophobia refers to hostility towards or fear of gay people (Cohen, 43). It also refers to social ideologies which stigmatize homosexuality (Cohen, 52). Negative attitudes or feelings against non-heterosexual behavior, relationships, community and behavior can lead to homophobic behavior (Cohen, 55). Homophobia is the main cause of discrimination against gays, bisexual, lesbians, and transgender (Cohen, 56). Homophobia can be manifested in different forms including physical attacks, homophobic jokes, negative media representation and discrimination in the work ...

A brief analysis of CIA Triangle, threat and vulnerabilities, risk mitigation and legislations

Information security and data integrity is one of the major difficulties facing organizations of any scale. One of the frameworks used in analyzing security related problems and solutions are the CIA Triangle. However the constantly evolving threat environment has necessitated a more robust and intellectual method, that can address short comings effectively. Security threats and vulnerabilities are a challenge for organizations, both going hand in hand, with each threat corresponding to a particular vulnerability. Cyber crime legislations provide legal support for organizations in their endeavor for their information security. Cyber crime legislation is however a relatively new and developing field, and countries have ...

Introduction

Software information systems are vulnerable to many threats. These security threats can be caused by various reasons such as natural disasters, technical failures, unintentional acts such as negligence of the users, deliberate acts and management failures. These threats can have serious financial and privacy issues in the information system especially in a health care setting. Furthermore, the data of the patients can becomes mixed up due to the security issues. Additionally, computer viruses that affect the health care information systems are one of the most common forms of security threats that the information systems face.

Information security policies form the ...

The Coca Cola Company has constantly been reporting tremendous business performance and profitability which have been attributed to its overall success in the beverage sector. However, the success of this global company would also be impacted by the company culture which is embodied in its mission and vision. The mission of the company aims at refreshing the world, inspiring moments of cheerfulness using their actions and brands and creating value, as well as making a difference wherever they are engaged. Consequently, the company’s vision aims at fulfilling its mission by focusing on vital areas which include; people, partners, planet, ...

Introduction

There is great importance of interpreting the company on the basis of its set mission, vision and aims for the stakeholders. It must be the goal of every company to stick with its set mission and vision in order to provide the best results to the stakeholders. There are some t models available that help in evaluating the company’s performance. Among them some useful models are porter’s five forces model and a SWOT analysis. In this report analysis of Tesco PLC has been conducted on the above mention grounds in order to come with all the information required ...

Chapter 9

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Q1: A study has an internal validity:

Internal validity is important for any research in which the researcher is giving focus on the variables, which he is studying. The basic reason behind the purpose to study internal validity is to understand that the one variable always left an effect, which can be positive as well as negative on another variable. In most researches, always certain causes and affect are present and hence the research based on variables. These variables are dependent and independent and in a research where both are present the researcher, usually, name it as causation. However, the researcher who ...

1.0 The role and leadership traits of Public Information Officer In the present scenario, the public information officer is charged with the responsibility to advise the president on the public communication and the expected outcome on the communication. In the advent of the impending bioterrorist attack, the public information officer has to study the recorded video tape and advice the group on whether, how and when to communicate the information therein to the citizen. The aim of such communication would be to seek the citizen’s cooperation in the government’s plan and to prevent mass panic that ...

Introduction

The concept of validity was first originated by Stanley and Campbell in 1966 and later elaborated further by Campbell and Cook in 1979. The concept of validity has a significant impact on how researchers evaluate their work. Validity refers to the extent to which to which a given test measures that which it claims to measure. It is important to evaluate the validity of a test to ensure accurate interpretation and application of test results. There are four main types of validity; construct validity, statistical validity, external validity and internal validity. This paper seeks to compare and contrast the characteristics of external, ...

E-business refers to electronic business usually conducted through the internet. Since the development of the World Wide Web, the commercial usage of the internet has increased over the years, and business has been made conveniently possible over the internet. However, there are many security risks involved during the E-commerce execution, and some pose serious threats to businesses. With the sweeping current developments of technology, there have been concerns that users and business people do not understand system architectures and software that they use. This increases the vulnerability of various security breaches that can cause immense losses to the business ...

Information security signifies information protection from aspects that result in modification, usage, access, and perusal without permission. The main principles of information security are non-repudiation, availability, integrity, confidential and authenticity. Similarly, risk management relates to information security and is referred to as evaluation, mitigation and assessment of risks. Risk management ensures that ICT supervisors can evaluate the costs of using protection measures in information management while achieving gains in a manner that supports the business goals. The paper explains the issue of information security and the main principles that are concerned with it. The issue of risk management and the ...

On July 7th 2005 a series of terrorist attacks on board public transit vehicles shocked Great Britain and the world. All together around seven hundred persons were injured and, including the bombers themselves, fifty-six people died. Like 9/11 in the United States, the date is sometimes simply referred to as 7/7. The attacks started at 8:50 am when three bombs were detonated within a minute of each other on board London Underground trains. The first was Circle Line sub-surface train number 204 eastbound between Aldgate and Liverpool Street. The second went off in Circle Line sub-transit train number 216 traveling westbound ...

I chose my essay to be ‘an argument for making the death penalty mandatory for murders’ because it has been a dilemma in the society. There have been sections advocating for its abolishment and those for its reinforcement. However, statistics show that murder rates are increasing and break outs in prison increase due to advanced technology, hence there have been calls to make the death penalty for murder mandatory so as to rid offenders from the society and prevent the crime reoccurring. To make my essay stronger for the portfolio, I did revisions in the four sections of the ...

Should the death penalty be mandatory for people that kill other people?

The saying goes do unto others what you would have them do unto you. Therefore, the price for taking away life should cost the offender his or her life. Different kinds of punishment have been used to discourage criminals from unlawful actions, and the greater the criminal act the greater should be the punishment. The death penalty is a controversial issue and people base their arguments for or against death penalty on practical, emotional, religious or practical grounds. People in favor of the capital punishment argue that it improves peace in the society by ensuring that such people do not ...

Are phones the weakest link of Internet accessing digital devices? That’s a question asked in a research paper on the topic published by the University of Pennsylvania, “Mobile Devices and Cybercrime: Is Your Phone the Weakest Link?” (Wharton, 2013). In recent years mobile devices with ubiquitous Internet access have become the norm. As of last year, a pew study showed that 56 percent of American adults now have a smart phone (Farivar, 2013). Many of these have plans on 3G or 4G networks that allow for 24-hour connection to the Internet. With this new technology come new threats to people’s security. ...

Introduction

Threat assessment refers to the process of evaluating risk due to a perceived threat in schools, workplaces, communities and individuals. The risk is based on facts and evidence of behavior in a given situation. Threat assessment was developed by the Secret Service in America to deal with incidences of violence in schools. The main aim of threat assessment is to prevent planned violence. It has three major functions: identification, assessing and managing. In identification, the relevant persons seek to know when, how and where concerns can be reported. Assessment involves gathering and evaluating information from different sources such as the social ...

Terrorism

Since the September 11 attacks in 2001, the future complexion and definition of terrorism has become quite ambiguous for the public. In its early incarnations, terrorism was associated with the spread of fear for the sake of ideology without the mass genocide included. However, as the years progressed with the onset of various ideologies and changed political affiliations, some no longer know if the ongoing violence classified as terrorism is still ‘terrorism’ or just a plain warfare. This ambiguity has subsequently influenced how governments, such as the United States, in organizing their counter-terrorism strategies and now directed such strategies in ...

Executive summary

The following is a report on how to improve the security of a CEO and his family facing threats from Animal Rights Militia (ARM). ARM is an illegal organization operating in UK aimed at taking direct action to protest against mishandling of animals. The organization believes in direct action policy and applies inhuman acts such as destruction of properties and intimidating people using letter bombs. The CEO runs an International Pharmaceutical Company that uses animals in testing of its products. The CEO faces a constant threat from the ARM group and has requested for a security support. There have been reported instances ...

Introduction

The advent of technological advancements has completely changed the way people interact. One of the embodiment of these advancements is the emergence of a new form of terrorism christened cyber terrorism. Importantly, the advancements in technology have completely changed the face of terrorism. Unlike in the past where terrorism was primarily involved the use of weapons such as grenades and bombs, the current form of terrorism is carried out through on the cyberspace. It involves a combination of cyberspace and terrorism. Terrorists who use the cyberspace to launch attacks against network systems of their victims are called cyber terrorists. In the ...

Introduction

Small businesses form a critical part of the economy and play a key role in the creation of jobs and improving the livelihoods of many individuals in the society. However, in the advancement of technology and the use of information systems by these businesses, there has grown a threat to the continued successful operations of these businesses due to the threat of cyber attacks. This paper will focus on researching on the current information security landscape of small businesses, specifically in cloud computing and social networking. The paper will also make a discussion of the potential consequences of not implementing security practices, show ...

Survey analysis of data reveals evidence of job race segregation in most metropolitan areas of the United States. A whopping 60 percent of the Whites work in jobs where most of their co-workers are whites. Conversely, only a third of the African-Americans, Hispanics and other non-whites do work in jobs that are mostly white collar. It is noteworthy that this racial segregation in employment is not limited to a specific level of employment. Indeed, it is also embedded at the establishment level with the average establishment percent of the minority being significantly higher for African Americans and Hispanics at 70 percent ...

Is noise pollution becoming a serious threat to the welfare of human beings?

Noise pollution is a form of environmental pollution caused by excessive/unpleasant noise which can disrupt the human/animal life activities. Noise pollution interferes with human activities at three level; biological level whereby it interferes with the biological functioning of the body, behavioral level which affects the sociological behaviors of human beings and lastly, the audio logical level which is the satisfactory performance of an individuals hearing mechanism It affects psychology, physiology and the performance of an individual. Noise pollution has become a serious threat to the welfare of human beings. The effects of noise pollution are diverse and numerous as it ...

Increased levels of security threats have made organizations use solutions that provide real time solutions to the threats. An example of such a response is the NetCitadel Threat Response Platform (TRP), which is responsible for providing real-time solutions to the security threats as they occur. Adoption of this platform has been attributed to the increasing attacks in the form of Advanced Persistent Threats (APT). Threat Response Platform works in conjunction with other security threat detection solutions. These include the Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and the Advanced Malware Detection (AMD). The advantage that a solution such as the NetCitadel Threat Response Platform ...

The Guantanamo Bay detention camp also known as G-bay or GITMO is a military interrogation and detainment facility that was established in 2002. Guantanamo bay detention camps are high security detainee camps which are run by the United States army. These camps were established to hold people deemed unlawful combatants. The areas of detainment consisted of three camps which were the camp Iguana, Camp Delta which included Camp Echo and lastly there was Camp X-ray. This detention camp is located in Cuba within the Guantanamo naval base. The Bush administration ruled out that the Guantanamo detainees are not entitled to ...

First of all it is important to define what human security is in order to understand the concept of security. Recent research (James, Steve and Patricia, 2011) shows that human security means an individual is free from threats or violence within his surroundings. The term human security has gained wide usage in recent years and there are number of concepts that relate to this term. According to Richard and Deepayan Basu (2006) human security can be defined as; ‘human security represents and effort to re-conceptualize security in a fundamental manner. It is primarily an analytical tool that focuses on ensuring ...

Automobile Industry: BMW

Introduction The automobile industry is a very lucrative sector in terms of revenue when economies of scale are taken advantage of. It involves designing, developing, manufacturing, marketing, and selling motor vehicles (Datamonitor, 2011). More specifically, in the US a quarter million vehicles are in use and globally 806 million are on the road according to 2007 automobile production statistics (Automobile Industry Profile, 2011; Table 2). The same trend has resulted to an average growth of 0.8% as shown in table 1 below.

Figure 1: Percentage growth of automobile industry between 2006 and 2010 (Source: Datamonitor, 2011)

Figure 2: Volume of automobile Industry from 2007 (Source: Datamonitor, 2011) These vehicles consume a lot of gasoline ...