1. INTRODUCTION The automatic meter reading(AMR) system as become a necessity for most suppliers as deregulation‚ free customer choice and open market competition occur in the energy supply sector. Power line communication has many new service possibilities on the data transferring via power lines without use extra cables. AMR is a very important application in these possibilities due to every user connected each other via modems using power lines. AMR is a technique to facilitate remote readings
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IDENTITY THEFT CAUSE‚ PREVENTION‚ AND EFFECT INTRODUCTION A major growing problem within the United States is identity theft. Identity theft is the stealing and use of someone’s personal information used primarily for monetary gain. I will elaborate on how identity theft occurs and I will describe what criminals can do with the information they obtain. I will also explain some of the prevention plans that companies have put into place to protect themselves and discuss how individuals can
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ATM machine a man who seemingly performs operations on his credit card bill. • In fact‚ he puts in the ATM reader a special plastic web - a "loop"‚ which "catches" the card of the next visitor. • ATM Machinations - is a risky business‚ so thefts do not do this job alone. • On this slide we can see a visitor at the ATM‚ in which recently was put a "loop". The customer inserts his credit card in ATM and begins to make operations. • The card is in ATM. The customer is wondering‚ and
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Data Security and Leakage Preventive Solutions Darshana Esajenith Samaranayake Student ID: 110390 Wilmington University Abstract Many companies keep sensitive personal information about customers or employees in their files or on their network. Those information move fast through the systems and make easier for organizations to provide efficient and effect full service to the customers. Security of the information is one of the most concern aspects in information systems as it has become
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Online Identity Theft; Are You Susceptible? COMP 129 October 10‚ 2013 Identity Theft as defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary is the illegal use of someone else’s personal information in order to get money or credit. Before the widespread use of personal information on the internet the main source for identity theft was through dumpster diving. This meant rummaging through peoples trash looking for bills or other
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Security threats and defenses Amanda Knight BSA / 310 July 8‚ 2013 Ivon Young Security threats and defenses The thing about not having any kind of anti-virus protection can destroy a computer’s system. You need to have an anti-virus protection on the computer so that you know the information that is stored is safe and also know that the virus will not crash your system. There are different types of things that can harm your computer‚ such as malware‚ adware‚ spyware‚ Trojan‚ rootkits
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with alarms that beep‚ chime‚ and buzz‚ creating a noisy environment. This cacophony of competing sounds dilutes the value of each individual alarm‚ resulting in a phenomenom commonly referred to as “alarm fatigue”. Alarm fatigue can defeat
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people? Theft has always been a worldwide problem. From the beginning of time human beings have been stealing from one another. The list of items stolen vary and range from money to people. Yes‚ people have been stolen and are continually stolen. Identity theft is a form of stealing that is on the rise in recent times. Identity theft is defined as the fraudulent acquisition and use of a person’s private identifying information‚ usually for financial gain. Data breach is a form of identity theft. This
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Identity theft is without a doubt on the rise. According to statisticbrain.com as of April 8th‚ 2015 the average number of identity fraud victims in the United States is 12‚157‚400 annually‚ as well as an average loss of $5‚130 per identity theft incident (Identity Theft / Fraud Statistics‚ 2015). Many people are unaware of the risk that they are at for being a victim of identity fraud. In fact‚ many people who are victims do not even notice that they have been the victim of identity theft until after
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Project Proposal (Physics)Page Title: Laser Light Activated Alarm Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements in Research IVResearcher: Kimberly Joyce Ruiz Marcelo H. Del Pilar National Highschool‚ Malolos City of BulacanSource: Aldrin D. Abalos Date to be pass: July‚ 2013Reasearch Teacher: Mrs. Norma Lyn GarciaSignificance:This study aimed to
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