It is a paradox that in spite of the advances in technology that we are witnessing today one’s privacy and security of data in the internet is often compromised to a very large extent. Often‚ personal information of individuals is stolen or financial data of companies are whisked away by elements who could put this information to the wrong use. It is in this scenario that privacy of data has become an important issue for computer users all over the world. Privacy of data becomes more important when
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REPORT ON THE STATE OF FOOD INSECURITY IN RURAL INDIA M S Swaminathan Research Foundation Centre for Research on Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development World Food Programme The Food Aid Organization of the United Nations REPORT ON THE STATE OF FOOD INSECURITY IN RURAL INDIA Research Team Prof V B Athreya (Co-ordinator) R V Bhavani G Anuradha R Gopinath A Sakthi Velan (Secretarial Assistance) December 2008 M S Swaminathan Research Foundation All rights reserved. No part
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What does “food security” mean? Although there are several different working definitions of food security‚ all of which have evolved over time‚ the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations currently uses the following description: “Food security exists when all people‚ at all times‚ have physical‚ social and economic access to sufficient‚ safe and nutritious food which meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.” FA similar definition has
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today. They received a report on the expenses and lost production from the worm outbreak last month‚ and they directed us to improve the security of our technology. Gladys says you can help me understand what we need to do about it.” “To start with‚” Charlie said‚ “instead of setting up a computer security solution‚ we need to develop an information security program. We need a thorough review of our policies and practices‚ and we need to establish an ongoing risk management program. There are
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Food security refers to the availability of food and one’s access to it. A household is considered food-secure when its occupants do not live in hunger or fear of starvation. According to the World Resources Institute‚ global per capita food production has been increasing substantially for the past several decades.[1] In 2006‚ MSNBC reported that globally‚ the number of people who are overweight has surpassed the number who are undernourished - the world had more than one billion people who were
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Information security Information Security Attributes: or qualities‚ i.e.‚ Confidentiality‚ Integrity and Availability (CIA). Information Systems are composed in three main portions‚ hardware‚ software and communications with the purpose to help identify and apply information security industry standards‚ as mechanisms of protection and prevention‚ at three levels or layers: physical‚ personal and organizational. Essentially‚ procedures or policies are implemented to tell people (administrators
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CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS SECURITY FOR THE SMART GRID A. C´ardenas ‚ R. Moreno‚ “Cyber-Physical Systems security for the Smart Grid‚” CPS Workshop 2011. The authors focus on giving a brief overview of why traditional security mechanisms for power systems are inadequate and the need for CPS security. They briefly describe the functional areas of the grid: State estimation-need for SE‚ mathematically modeling it‚ testing bad measurements. Constructing the network topology based
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SECURITY OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Introduction Wireless devices‚ like all technologies that provide external access to corporate networks‚ present security challenges. With wireless standards and practices still rapidly evolving‚ it is important to understand the strengths and limitations of available technologies in order to implement a secure solution. Extending current security policies to encompass wireless devices requires an understanding of the security features of both wireless devices
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Security Incidents Computer Forensics Computer Forensics 641 11/1/2012 • Abstract In this document‚ the importance of security incidents is expressed as a high priority for any business that may possess valuable information. Computer networks are attacked more now than they have before‚ and in large numbers. There is a high demand for security within Information Technology to ensure that businesses‚ as well as their clients‚ do not
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CHAPTER 7 SECURITY-MARKET INDICATOR SERIES Uses of Security Market Indexes Benchmark to Judge Performance of Individual Portfolios Develop an Index Portfolio Examine Factors That Influence the Stock Market Technical Analysis of the Market Derivation of Systematic Risk for Securities Differentiating Factors in Constructing Market Indexes The Sample: Size‚ Breadth‚ and Source Weighting of Sample Members: price-weighted‚ value-weighted‚ unweighted Computational
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