How Technology Has Made Individuals Identity More Susceptible From Be Stolen

Abstract Identity theft is a crime that is increasing significantly in the United States. As a nation American’s are becoming more and more dependent on technology in our day-to-day lives. Technological advances are making it easier on consumers to participate in E-Commerce; collaborate with friends, families and employers; and utilizing basic utility services (phone and cable) via the Internet. As services such as ApplePay and any other applications for our smart phones that are designed to make

security is a rapidly expanding intelligence field that has quickly and irrevocably taken the world by storm. Since technology has become such a ubiquitous presence in the modern world, security measures needed to be taken in order to ensure the safety of businesses, the general public, and the government. Presently, the internet has become an integral aspect of life: transportation, communication, entertainment, medicine, shopping, and more than is logical to mention. Cyber security involves protecting

about cybercrime and the effects it has on the healthcare industry, what actions can be taken for prevention, as well as my opinion on the issue. Cybercrime Facts According to Dictionary.com (Cybercrime, n.d.), cybercrime is defined as “criminal activity or a crime that involves the Internet, computer system, or computer technology”. There are many kinds of cybercrimes, such as the spreading of computer viruses, cyberterrorism, and the stealing of someone’s identity. A computer virus is a piece of malicious

As technology gradually becomes embedded in every aspect of our lives, we become more and more susceptible to identity theft. Identity theft has become a bigger issue over the last couple of decades due to the availability of so much information for free online, as people become more and more desperate to find loopholes and other ways to cheat the system and ultimately obtain money at little to no cost. Identity theft occurs when individuals or groups obtain someone’s personal information through

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information resources and corrective actions on how these businesses can protect themselves in the modern age of technology. While technology has rapidly expanded a corporation’s abilities to deploy digital communication and data sharing, it has also ushered in a wave of cyber criminals and illegal data mining of proprietary information. This paper contains information on the tools that can be used to protect businesses and private users from unwanted attacks from hackers and malicious software. These tools

newer devices and technologies allow for personalization of messages (2011, p.269). Some of these devices or technologies include cell phones, social network sites, and Wi-Fi which remain beneficial to many but they too have drawbacks. Medoff and Kaye note, since cell phones made their way to the consumer market, they have had a huge impact on individuals (2011, p.270). The cell phone has made communication easier and accessible from just about anywhere. No longer are individuals restricted to cords

what PII is and how it is used. There will be information on why Personally Identifiable Information is used and what can happen if it is misused. We will also discuss and look at some sample polices from the government and other large companies that address the use and safeguarding of Personally Identifiable Information. The next section will discuss what you can do to

of security. Hardware OTPs, on the other hand, tend to be a more secure form of security, but are more expensive and may also be susceptible to more advanced attacks, such as the man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.

equitable duty or trust, which results in disadvantage or injury to another. In a court of law it is necessary to prove that a false representation was made as a statement of fact that was made with the intent to deceive and to induce the other party to act upon it. It must be proven that the person who has been defrauded suffered an injury or damage from the act. Fraud is considered a civil wrong and a criminal wrong. A civil wrong is when one person commits a wrongful act on another person that harms