Homework 6 – Siovhan Tan Referring to examples‚ discuss the threats to biodiversity hotspots and why these threats could prove critical (15 marks) Biodiversity hotspots are areas in the natural environment that contain some of the biggest concentration of flora and fauna in the world‚ often containing many rare and endangered species. However many of these ecosystems are threatened by the likes of climate change‚ increased urbanisation/land use and tourism developments which can prove critical
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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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A COMPUTER VIRUS A case study presented to Dr.Pedro D. Abanador In partial fulfilment of the requirements in the subject RES323- Research Methodologies Leading to the degree Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Presented by: Estimada‚ Ronald B. BSIT-3A2 February 4‚ 2014 CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction A computer virus is a small software program that spreads from one computer to another
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Executive Summary For industry sectors the threat of globalisation to their local market has increased competition which in turn has lead to price cutting and increased spending to maintain a competitive advantage over the opposition. In New Zealand the wine industry has been on to benefit from globalisation as it has lead to expansion of their target markets‚ effectively leading higher returns as they are can expand production. The increase in the supply of wine has lead many wine producing countries
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1. What is the difference between a threat agent and a threat? A threat agent is the facilitator of an attack however; a threat is a constant danger to an asset. 2. What is the difference between vulnerability and exposure? The differences are: vulnerability is a fault within the system‚ such as software package flaws‚ unlocked doors or an unprotected system port. It leaves things open to an attack or damage. Exposure is a single instance when a system is open to damage. Vulnerabilities can in
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Cyber Threat and Military Challenges* Introduction History has shown that wars are won not only by the courage and strength of the men and women on the battlefield; but also‚ by the evolving technology adopted by the military. In the cyberspace‚ two distinct regimes emerge for the military. The first regime is the open network with its inherent risks and vulnerabilities which is essential for collaboration‚ information sharing‚ logistics etc. The second regime of closed network meets the
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The Prediction of The Development of Taiwan’s Personal Computer Industry Taiwan’s personal computer (PC) industry began in the late 1970s as some Taiwanese companies started assembling PC kits for domestic sales‚ using imported microprocessors from Intel‚ Zilog‚ Texas Instrument‚ etc. The industry was ubsequently boosted by a big boom of electronic games on the Taiwan market. Electronics firms imported microprocessors from the U.S. and designed the circuit boards which
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BIOL 3810-504 Compound Action Potentials Date Performed: 15FEB2011 Date Due: 01MAR2011 Introduction Neurons are the cells that receive and transmit electrical signals (University of North Texas‚ 2010). The ability of the neuron to conduct these impulses is because of an electrochemical voltage across the plasma membrane of that neuron. An action potential is an all or nothing response to a stimulus along a single axon. A compound action potential is a graded response that results from
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Threat Of New Entrants A major force shaping competition within an industry is the threat of new entrants. The threat of new entrants is a function of both barriers to entry and the reaction from existing competitors. There are several types of entry barriers: Economies of scale. Economies of scale act as barrier to entry by requiring the entrant to come on large scale‚ risking strong reaction from existing competitors‚ or alternatively to come in on a small scale accepting a cost disadvantage. Economies
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Application of Security Countermeasures to Mitigate Malicious Attacks Learning Objective Describe how malicious attacks‚ threats‚ and vulnerabilities impact an IT infrastructure. Key Concepts Attacks‚ threats‚ and vulnerabilities in a typical IT infrastructure Common security countermeasures typically found in an IT infrastructure Risk assessment approach to securing an IT infrastructure Risk mitigation strategies to shrink the information security gap Reading
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