The Risk of Macros A primary security risk in using macros is that macros can be programmed to act like viruses and delete files and cause a lot of damage to your system. Depending on the service pack installed you may get an alert every time you open a file that contains a macro. It would be a good security practice to never enable macros unless you are completely confident and aware of the source. Any unsigned macros are automatically disabled. Any macros that are unknown or downloaded‚ the
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Importance of Network Security Having the proper security measures is very critical when running a business. It can be very expensive for an organization to keep an updated security system but in the end‚ it is well worth the money. No manager should want to even take the risk of letting hackers or viruses into the organizations information system. To fully understand why it is critical to have security measures‚ you first need to understand the different threats a network can face. Having a good
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Information Security American Public University Professor Michael Brown August 10‚ 2012 One of the biggest issues in the Information Technology field these days is information security. Today almost anything can be found on the internet. Even like how to videos on how to put in a window‚ break-into a house‚ or even hack computers. The digital age has many perks but it also has many down falls to it as well. The perks that we enjoy so much from the internet also leaves us open to identity
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Prisons and security An example of a state prison system is located in Huntsville Texas‚ and is the Texas department of Corrections. The department was established in 1849. Because of the strict controlled environment this facility because the facility to which all were modeled after. The growth of state prisons is mostly because of the fact that prison is supposed to be a cure all end all. People are sent to prison on the grounds that whatever happens there will be a deterrent for future infractions
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EXC3613 Risk Management with derivatives Geir Høidal Bjønnes geir.bjonnes@bi.no 1 Introduction • Learning objectives: 1. 2. 3. 4. What is a derivative? What is the role of Derivatives and Derivatives Markets Firms’ risk exposures Hedging price risk with derivatives • McDonald: Chapter 1 2 Example • Consider a farmer that grows wheat and is expecting to yield 10‚000 bushels of crop in 3 months. He is afraid that the price of wheat might drop at the period
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History of Security Professor Hicks CCJS 345 February 3‚ 2013 Ashlee Colleton University of Maryland University College Private security is a rapidly growing and changing field. Much has changed since its beginnings and much will continue to change in the coming years because public law enforcement will be unable to meet demands of a growing society. “Private security is not a new concept. Security forces existed long before a paid police force. Private security has a long history
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------------------------------------------------- Application security Application security encompasses measures taken throughout the application’s life-cycle to prevent exceptions in the security policy of an application or the underlying system (vulnerabilities) through flaws in the design‚ development‚deployment‚ upgrade‚ or maintenance of the application. Applications only control the use of resources granted to them‚ and not which resources are granted to them. They‚ in turn‚ determine the
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MERCER PAINTS RISK ASSESSMENT VULNERABLITES Mercer paints computer system has a few vulnerabilities. The first vulnerability is threat by hackers‚ which data can be stolen‚ corrupted‚ or destroyed by these individuals. User errors are next highest exposure that deal with operation of automated systems requires specializes to do update to programs‚ which in turn makes it easy to make errors within the programs. If the program is not properly protected‚ it can be easy for someone to make unauthorized
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Major risks and implications of those risks for the conduct of the audit. Financing and market risk The Company generally borrows on a long-term basis and is exposed to the impact of interest rate changes and foreign currency fluctuations. Debt obligations at December 31‚ 2007 totaled $9.3 billion‚ compared with $8.4 billion at December 31‚ 2006. The net increase in 2007 was primarily due to net issuances of $573 million and the impact of changes in exchange rates on foreign currency denominated
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Internet Security Tiffany Q. Mitchell CMGT/579 September 17‚ 2012 Mark Stewart Abstract Over the last decade‚ the Internet has put the rest of the world at reach because of computers. In the same way it also made computers more reachable by the rest of the world as well. The Internet is subject to widespread attacks ranging from worms‚ hackers‚ spoofing‚ spam‚ and phishing; just to name a few. Every computer
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