Johnny A. Reese SOS-110-OL Written Assignment 3 The greater threat to our nation is not the cyber crimes against individuals such as identify theft but the potential terrorist cyber attacks on national institutions. Whereas‚ security theft‚ credit fraud and other cyber crimes against individuals have had devastating impact to our society and as pointed out by Anne Bordon (2007) the annual cost in the United States is estimated to be a staggering 500 million. Although‚ a notably significant
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ePayment Security ECOM 6016 Electronic Payment Systems • Keep financial data secret from unauthorized parties (privacy) – CRYPTOGRAPHY Lecture 3 ePayment Security • Verify that messages have not been altered in transit (integrity) – HASH FUNCTIONS • Prove that a party engaged in a transaction ( (nonrepudiation) ) – DIGITAL SIGNATURES • Verify identity of users (authentication) – PASSWORDS‚ DIGITAL CERTIFICATES THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG FEB/MAR 2012 © 2012 MICHAEL I. SHAMOS
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September 11 attacks; consequence of the terror act prompt the needs for information sharing among different agencies as a tool to help counter and combat terrorism. Department of homeland security host the web based data exchange plate form for the information sharing among the different law enforcements agencies." The constantly evolving national security threat requires an adaptable information sharing strategy"(FBI‚2012) As terrorists keep evolving different method to carry out their plot‚ information
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WAR AGAINST TERRORISM Terrorism means extreme fear. It is an act of terrorizing which means to use force of threatening to demoralize & subjugate others. It is a form of violent actions used to enforce the authorities or the government or communities for a special purpose or to achieve political demands in a country or worldwide. Actually the rebels of a country make frantic efforts in order to pressurize the government to bring about a radical change in the domestic as well as foreign policies
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Running head: EFFECTS OF TERRORISM Effects of Terrorism in Africa Name Institution Instructor Course number Effects of Terrorism in Africa Terrorism can be defined as the deliberate use of violence by persons or groups to attain certain goals through threatening a large audience‚ further than that of the immediate victim (cited in Crenshaw‚ 1994). Though the intentions of terrorists may contrast‚ their activities follow a regular pattern with terrorist
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OF TERRORISM AND RISE OF NON STATE ACTORS “Prediction is very difficult‚ especially about future”. - Niels Bohr 12. Terrorism is by no means a new concept in terms of law; however it is a complex one as no consensus has yet been reached regarding its definition under international law1.There are many definitions of terrorism but the underlying fact is that all of them encapsulate the major elements of threat and act. Few examples of the definition of terrorism are
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and partnering with domestic and international counterparts to better combat the growing threat of terrorism. Just to name a few. Terrorism has not taken a break since 9/11. Although you don’t hear about it everyday‚ the United States has been dealing with some of the most significant terrorism threats since 9/11‚ over the past three years (USDOJ). Technology has introduced a whole new era of terrorism. In the modern era‚ technology like cellphones and computers are available to nearly everyone‚ which
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Airport Security I chose airport security for my social change project. Lately airports are having many problems dealing with their security. I chose this social issue because I think that it is a very big problem right now. People need to be informed about facts and statistics and we need to do something about this issue. Before I started doing research I knew that September 11‚ 2001 played a big role in the change of airport security. Statistics prove that 9/11 caused a major change. Recently
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Terrorism is currently a major challenge that confronts the world. Terrorism is a frightening and horrifying event; It has the ability to take away your sense of security and leave us feeling vulnerable‚ causing the individuals and nations unease. This decade has witnessed some of the most notorious terrorist acts. In recent memory many can easily recall the attacks of 9/11‚ The day two 767 Boeing jets took down the world-trade centers. Despite‚ world-wide agreement that 9/11 was an act of terrorism
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Recent years have shown an increase in terrorism across the world. Americans have felt the impact of major terrorist attacks‚ such as the 9/11 attack‚ and‚ more recently‚ the bombing of the Boston City Marathon on April 15‚ 2013. But these terrorist attacks are not limited to the United States. Countries from Indonesia to Saudi Arabia are experiencing these attacks as well. Although terrorism is spread out‚ it seems that there is heavier terrorist activity in certain areas of the world and these
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