TO: Business Manager FROM: IT Consultant I can understand how you concerned with your company’s security after all information on competitors can be invaluable or very harmful to a company and this is why it must be protected from prying eyes. This does not have to mean that you have to lose production over trying to secure your networks information. An easy measure like user names and passwords can be used to protect less sensitive information but how strong you make those usernames and passwords can have a significant effect on how well your information is protected. I will give you some tips on how to better secure your network with the tools that you already have at hand, keep in mind that you can also buy better security items to better protect you network things like; smart card, finger print scanners, retinal scanners, etc. but I only recommend these for really sensitive information and only for certain users in your company.
McBride should make sure that their website is properly optimized for search engine so that consumers can easily search and find their website. McBride should also make sure they do not participate in unethical techniques like email spamming, website phishing or keyword stuffing (the practice of loading a webpage with keywords or numbers in an attempt to manipulate search engine results (Keyword Stuffing, n.d.)). These types of tactics can have a negative impact on the reputation of
Visualize every search you make and every purchase you make online affects every news and ads your given. So if you’re only given what you know, then how can you discover what you don’t know? The Filter Bubble written by Eli Pariser, is an excellent argument against the very personalized internet we are given today. Pariser helps us understand how to much personalization is dangerous and how it makes for a more narrow minded, dumb, and biased community. He explains how this is done silently and how we don’t really notice it, because
While perpetrators of bullying may feel justified in their actions, Article 1 aims to focus more on the interpersonal conflicts that perpetrators face in relation to the situation they find themselves in. The study aims to focus on bridging the gap between individual and situational factors that may encourage an individual to act as a perpetrator, seeing how stressful work environments have long been assumed to create conditions that eventually lead to the bullying within the workforce (Hauge et al., 2009). There are not many studies from the perpetrator’s point of view, simply due to individuals underreporting their behavior, but analyzing a situational dilemma that results in deviant behavior (i.e. bullying) offers insights on what triggers a perpetrator to finally snap. Comparison of Population Each of the three articles depended on self-reported questionnaires in order to understand the phenomenon of workplace
Without access to social media a brand can become lost. It would be beneficial to any brand, large or small, to utilize social media to expand their brand awareness and enter into new markets. Twitter grants one-on-one interaction with our consumers. This makes us more approachable, we are viewed as people instead of a brand. It created trust between us.
It has been pointed out “Many companies are unaware of the risks involved with being active in the social media space, and they are even less aware of the risks their own employees behavior poses” (Hubbard, 2012, p. 50). Breuer (2013) contends all organizations should have a clearly defined social media policy outlining the rules and expectations set forth by the company, being mindful of the potential legal ramification should issues arise. It is essential as Stone Goose launches its new marketing initiative and becomes actively involved in online social media that they have a comprehensive social media policy in place to protect the organization, customers, and employees ensuring optimization of the benefits social media has to offer while
How is it beneficial to today’s way in life? Do these networks entitle privacy? Why/Why not? Is social networking safe?With much With much deliberation, this topic has become a very interesting argument.What people must understand is that social networking should not just be seen as an enemy but should be more focused on how it can also be a person’s best friend as well with communication/interaction. It is given in Clive Thompson’s, “I’m So Totally, Digitally, Close to You,” that “people are so often changed by the use of technology”(Thompson-p.168-177).
The positive effects of peer pressure, can be that peer pressure can persuade you not to continue to smoke or drink. Good friends, will say it’s bad to smoke/drink in front of kids and will tell you it’s wrong. Negative impact of peer pressure, is that it can become quite viral if it happens on a social media
The world should not be created to have technology run it solely; humans should be more involved with processes that are in their control. A complete dependency on technology can lead future generations into the direction of lacking life skills. An excellent movie, Surrogates (2009), supports how an extreme dependency on technology can affect social interactions and health decline for lack of physical movement because there is technology that will do everything for you. The polypotency of technology, if used properly, can truly help the world evolve for the better. The lack of extreme dependency can open the door for communities to work together to resolve
Within social media, a disgruntled employee may also use the sites to damage confidential information regarding a patient. Having guidelines will set the standard for instances like this and allow punishment to be dealt if an occurrence happens. Enforcing fines or harsher punishments will decrease the chances of a slip in personal information. In the article written by Chris Dimick (2010), it discusses the need for privacy policies and the use of social media. The article describes how policies should be drawn up, and made aware to the staffing personnel.