Homeland Security and Civil Liberties Extra Credit Report: Unit 17 December 13‚ 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Questions Question One- What tensions exist between governmental power and civil liberties? Question Two- Use a metaphor to describe a zero-sum game of balancing governmental power‚ security‚ and individual’s rights. Question 3-How does the U.S. Patriot Act of 2001 and its renewal in 2006 increase executive authority. Question 4- Describe how the changes made the 2006 compromise
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The Department of Homeland Security’s mission statement‚ as noted on their website‚ is to protect our borders from the illegal movement of weapons‚ drugs‚ contraband‚ and people‚ while promoting lawful entry and exit‚ because it is essential to homeland security‚ economic prosperity‚ and national sovereignty. To enhance our nations’ border control and prevent the illegal entry of potential terrorist into our country‚ title V of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004‚ IRTPA‚
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Globalization has had an impact on homeland security because it has facilitated many threats or risks to reach many different parts of the world‚ where in the past prior to globalization it was very to reach. In our current time‚ globalization has become a necessity because that is how the commerce is able to move more effectively and efficiently‚ which has improved significantly the economy of many countries‚ such as the economy of the United States (Dunlap‚ 2018). One key component of globalization
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Latest Updates from USCIS and DHS Yemen that is experiencing widespread armed conflict has been designated for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson designated the country for TPS for 18 months. The designation will let the nationals of Yemen to remain and work in the U.S. TPS extension is effective from September 3‚ 2015 through March 3‚ 2015. Yemeni nationals approved for TPS will not be removed from the U.S. during the designated period. TPS also comes
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Discuss the steps involved in developing a Homeland Security Plan and Budget after the Homeland Security Assessment of the organization has been completed. After the Homeland Security Assessment of the organization has been completed it is then time to develop a Homeland Security Plan and Budget. The first step in this process is to “list the documents that were identified in the assessment on the Homeland Security Documentation List” (Fisher‚ 2004). When listing these documents the assessment team
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Homeland Security Intelligence Millions of dollars are spent each year on the collection of intelligence‚ the results of which are rarely seen by the public. The proper application of the information acquired is responsible for some of the greatest successes that the United States government has had in recent years. In 2011‚ acting on almost a years’ worth of intelligence collection‚ Department of Defense (DOD) assets conducted a clandestine raid in Pakistan. The target of the raid was Osama Bin
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Data Security in Healthcare Data Security in Healthcare In the world of technology today‚ consumers often purchase items through the internet using their personal information such as name‚ date of birth and credit card numbers. This information can easily be stolen from someone who seeks to exploit weakness in a computer network. According‚ to (Gagne‚ 2012)‚ “data breaches often occur through technical vulnerabilities‚ malware‚ compromised user credentials or opportunist attackers”
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1) Name and describe data security process. It is about keeping data safe. Many individuals‚ small business and major companies rely heavily on their computer systems. If the data in these computer systems is damaged‚ lost‚ or stolen‚ it can lead to disaster. Key threats to data security. Such process can be done by using Passwords and encryptions. 2) Explain Internet and Intranet with a basic difference Internet is a worldwide system of interconnected computer networks‚ when you connect your
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Data protection & security What is Data Protection and Security ? This is the protection of data such as database from accidental‚ unauthorised or malicious access Data Protection Act Data protection Act controls and monitors the way personal and customer information is been used by organisations. The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998) is an Act of the UK parliament that defines the ways in which peoples information is been handed. 8 Data Protection Act Principles • Data must be Processed
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The term “Homeland Security” was born of the domestic terrorism incident in Oklahoma City‚ Oklahoma in 1995. With the realization that our national security could really be threatened on any day of the week‚ our government leaders decided to take action. The Department of Homeland Security was born of the international terrorism incident on September 11‚ 2001. There were multiple steps in place addressing our homeland security issues prior to the events of 9/11. Unfortunately‚ none of these reports
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