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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Body of Knowledge contains • The history of (ISC)2 and the CISSP exam • Recertification requirements • An assessment test to gauge your current security knowledge This book is intended to welcome you to the exciting world of security and start you on a new path toward obtaining your CISSP certification! The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) exam covers ten domains‚ each of which may be considered a full field of study in itself‚ with many individual books and papers
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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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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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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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Why did Hitler become Chancellor in 1933? There are many factors which explain why Hitler and the Nazis came into power in 1933‚ for example; the great depression and the weaknesses of the Weimar Government. These reasons and others will be explored further and explained in greater detail why these reasons helped Hitler to become Chancellor in 1933. One factor to explain why Hitler became Chancellor was the Depression. In October 1929 the stock market in the USA collapsed‚ causing America
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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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Computer Security Many commercial software packages are designed with computer security features that control who can access the computer. These types of access controls use a process called identification and authentication. Identification verifies that the user is a valid user‚ and authentication verifies that the user is who he or she claims to be. Three common methods of authentication are remembered information‚ possessed objects‚ and biometric devices. With remembered information‚ a
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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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