CHAPTER ONE 1.0 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Most human actions are dictated by the quest for security and protection against the exigencies of a harsh world .The primitive human being of yesteryears sought protection against wild animals and the astute diplomats fought a cold war which was necessitated by an underlying motive; security. (Puidak p‚ 1993) Society made a great error of thinking that‚ man in a rational way of conducting activities of his social and economic life would of his own accord
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Security is the number one concern in the information technology world. As the 21st century evolves the technology advances with it as well. Information Security means protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access‚ use‚ disclosure‚ disruption‚ modification‚ or destruction. It revolves around maintaining three basic concepts of information—confidentiality‚ integrity‚ and availability. Other basic concepts such as: nonrepudiation‚ authentication and authorization relate
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Topic Introduction to 1 Communication LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this topic‚ you should be able to: 1. Explain what is meant by the word „communication‰ in general; 2. Identify the main elements in the communication process; 3. Differentiate between oral and written communication; 4. Highlight some basic tips on writing; and 5. List the common pitfalls to avoid in written communication. INTRODUCTION This topic gives you an overview of communication and introduces you to
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financial information. Others maintain online privacy fears are unfounded and that security issues are as much a concern offline. They argue that the opportunity to steal information exists virtually everywhere and it’s up to the consumer to protect their interests. In your opinion is privacy a bigger issue online than off-line or is privacy no different online than off-line. Defend your position. I believe that security issues are probably just as much a concern off line as they are on line‚ they
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Mr. Crawley Gov./Eco. 12 17 November 2014 Homeland Security The Homeland Security Committee is very important in the U.S. National Government. This committee deals with protecting our country from illegal immigration. The chairman on this committee is Thomas Carper. Carper is of the Democratic Party. The ranking minority member is Thomas Coburn. Coburn is of the Republican Party. There are multiple subcommittees under the Homeland Security. Four of them are: Parmanent Subcommittee on Investigations
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Wireless Network Security Jon P. McKinley mckinley_jon@hotmail.com TS3150 Fundamentals of Network Design Sunday‚ December 28‚ 2003 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 3 The Wireless Market 5 Components of a wireless network 6 Wireless Security Mechanisms1 8 Categories of Attack 10 802.11 Attack Risks 12 Wireless risk mitigation 13 Summary 15 References 16 Introduction Wireless networks have grown in popularity. This is largely due to the increase in the value of a network
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National Security: How Working Without Warrants Puts Us At Risk Samantha Schmidt English 112-L04 April 19‚ 2012 National Security: How Working Without Warrants Puts Us at Risk After 9/11‚ the whole country was sent into a tailspin. The fact that the United States‚ one of the most powerful countries worldwide‚ had suffered such a blow was mind blowing. The people were terrified. So too insure that a tragedy of that magnitude never happened again
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SCADA Security Project - Powergrid Communication Abstract As technology has changed over the years many applications have kept pace with the changes and huge improvements have been made‚ such as cell phones. The power grid however has not stayed current with what technology has to offer. Resolving the gap between the existing grid and the smart grid is an area of fervent research. Much of the success of the smart grid relies on new communication architecture to allow for smart metering‚ quality
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What Should be done about Identity Theft? 1. Who should be responsible for protecting the public from online identity theft? Why? There is no real answer to this question. Except In my opinion the government should be responsible from protecting the public from online identity theft. I say this because there are certain things that should be monitored. Not the social websites or websites you go into and play games. The government should monitor when people go to certain websites such as Bank
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The Pentagon’s definition of strategic intelligence: Intelligence that is required for the formulation of strategy‚ policy‚ and military plans and operations at national and theater levels. From World War II until the end of the Vietnam War‚ the CIA and NSA were meeting their missions of providing strategic intelligence. The U2 program was the most famous project that both agencies used to great effect. The program showed the true state of Russia’s Air Force and provided strategic intelligence
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