A Hack that Made the News Student’s name Lecture’s name Course Date In May 2017, there was a ransomware attack that spread rapidly called the WannaCry, which took over the infected computers encrypting all the contents of their hard drives leading to a demanded payment in bitcoin decrypt them. A particular root was taken by malware in the computers in the facilities run by the NHS of the United Kingdom. There is an escalation in Ransomware, an increasingly sophisticated threat where no one seems to be immune. Therefore, Ransomware infects it, victims, through phishing emails that the hackers carefully crafted to trick the victim into opening an attachment or clicking on a file with malicious files in either form of word documents, zip, PDF or JavaScript. (Arntz, 2020) It, therefore, takes only one person who opens a phishing email infecting the whole organization. The use of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), an increasingly popular mechanism used by attackers. The protocol was previously was created for IT administrators to ably access a user’s machine to configure it…

  Physical Exercise Introduction Physical exercise is any bodily activity that influences or maintains fitness of the body, health, and wellness. Physical exercise can be practiced for various reasons, including assisting growth, improving the strength of body muscles, and lowering the rate of aging. Therefore in this paper, I will analyze how physical exercise influences well-being and recommend a behavior associated with physical activity that can improve personal well-being taking an example of running exercise. Benefits of physical activity Running is a physical exercise that influences wellness in brain functioning, emotional and mental health, and physical health. Physical fitness exercises help strengthen bones, creating a healthier heart and muscles (Moon, 2017). It can also help in developing movement skills for kids and maintaining a healthy weight of the body. Physical exercise improves wellness by helping relieve some long-term pain conditions by keeping physical function and reducing fatigue.  In brain functioning, it helps in widening the hippocampus size, which is a brain organ involved in learning and memory. It improves motor skills, better thinking, and improved learning to people who have…

Lighting is one of the determinants of the students’ academic performance. As a factor influencing the academic progress of the students, the effects of lighting are centered on changing the environment for the students with the use of intensity and color to affect the mood of the students. Lighting, air conditioning systems and other materials are used to enhance the performance of the students. Classroom Lighting has an implication on studying and mood atmospheres for the students. Singh, Arora and Goyal (2020) report that the essentiality of lighting is evident on human health and performance. The researchers, therefore, report that the optimal lighting conditions are vital in the enhancement of the performance and the wellbeing of people in different settings. Singh, Arora and Goyal (2020) performed a cross-sectional study that investigated the role of lighting on the performance of 738 students across institutions in Delhi. The results of the study indicated that natural lighting for the classrooms was perceived as more enhancing by the students more than the artificial means were. Chronobiology (2017) supports the discussion of Singh, Arora and…

Democracy and Henry Thoreau’s Civil disobedience. Henry Thoreau as an American philosopher, environmentalist, poet and essayist. Known for his 1854 civil disobedience essay which presents a confutation of unjust government. He believed in non-violent protest and practiced civil disobedience through other methods.  Civil disobedience is disobeying the law on grounds of ethical or political belief with an aim of bringing change in government. His ideas reflected in the history of democracy through reassessment of society moral parameters. Civil disobedience also crafts lasting security and prosperity. Martin Luther King borrowed from his thinking of nonviolent protest which he is known for today. He disobeyed the government. Civil disobedience plays a major role in democracy. It helps have the government in check hence to blindly follow administration. Citizens can exercise their rights to freedom of speech in unfair and unjust governments. There are limitations and dangers in civil disobedience if it threatens the rule of law. Violence is never a justified form of civil disobedience. Civil disobedience features include communication, conscientiousness, publicity and non-violence. There are various forms of civil disobedience today…

Pay for Performance Plan       One of the central objectives of every organization is to have the best performance in its processes and activities. Organizations enhance work performance by putting together various resources such as; the physical resources, human resources, and capital resources. However, among these resources, effective management of human resources is the most vital approach to enhance an organization’s performance. As a result, managers in organizations are always at the forefront to ensure all human resource operations are running smoothly. Human resource management entails various scopes such as; performance appraisal, employee staffing, employee relations, and so forth. Moreover, managers are ever struggling to ensure that their organizations achieve the best results. Hence managers focus on the scope of performance appraisal. Through this approach, employers set up mechanisms to track employee performance and award the employees based on their performances. This approach has led to the introduction of the pay-for-performance approach as one of the methods to improve an organization’s performance. Several business organizations have therefore adopted this system in recent years. However, other organizations, such as…

Chinese Enterprise Investing Oversees   Australia, like any other country in the world, requires foreign investment. Australia and the Chinese economy are moving in consumption-led growth and services. Alibaba is a giant multinational which is co-owned by an influential proponent Chinese business magnate Jack Ma. Alibaba is a multinational technology giant that deals with e-commerce retail and the internet. It was established in April 1999. The company provides its sales service through its website. There are three primary sales services: Consumer to consumer. Business to business. Business to consumer. Organizations are one or more people with a particular purpose who work according to rules. Institutions are the humanly devised constraints that structure political, economic, and social interaction. They consist of both informal restrictions (sanctions, taboos, customs, traditions, and codes of conduct), and formal rules (constitutions, laws, property rights). Institutions are devised by human beings to create order and reduce uncertainty in exchange. Institutions provide the incentive structure of an economy; as that structure evolves, it shapes the direction of economic change towards growth, stagnation, or decline. Organizations and institutions are…

Empirical evidence shows that non-profit hospitals are less likely to increase prices after a merger with another hospital. True or false? Non-profit hospitals Non-profit hospitals refer to hospital institutions that are mainly funded by charity work, religious groups, or a group of researchers. They differ from profit hospitals because the non-profit hospitals do not pay for income and property taxes, whereas the profit hospitals have to pay for them. Non-profit hospitals have a limited channel for raising funds to carter for the expenses, unlike the profit hospitals, which have a variety of avenues to raise funds. Answer to the Question True. Once there is a merge between non-profit hospitals and another hospital, then the prices would increase. The merging of these hospitals means that there will be fewer operational hospitals contributing to a reduction in competition. Having a few functional hospitals implies that they can increase their prices and still get clients going to them because they are limited. The increase in rates by hospitals due to the merge is an indication of exploitation in the market. It is something…

Attack on 507 Maintenance Company The 507 Maintenance Company planned and executed a plan to engage in fighting the Iraqi soldiers. However, they ended up suffering many casualties after the company was heavily attacked by fire from the enemy camp. The 507 maintenance Company was part of the US Marine Corps and Coalition Ground Combat forces that crossed Kuwait into Southern Northward to move northward and launch attacks at An Nasiriyah. Three days from departure at Kuwait, the ground forces had advanced more than 200 miles and were an estimated130 miles away from their target (An Nasiriyah). This was an unprecedented move in regards to speed of execution and depth of penetration. It was a worthy course and an indicator of their success in unhinging the Iraqis’ ability to mount a coherent defense. Success in the rapid penetration of the coalition ground forces in thousands of vehicles happened as a result of the excellent support of the maintenance, logistics, and medical units. The maintenance units moved and maintained steady contact with the forces to make the mission a success. The…

Which of the following is a cause of recent United States trade deficits? a) Increased foreign incomes b) Stagnant incomes c) Lower U.S. incomes d) Increased U.S. incomes Trade deficit A trade deficit is defined as a state whereby a country’s imports is more than what it exports. This means that a country spends more on buying goods from other countries than it earns as revenue from the sales it makes to other countries. Trade deficit reduces a country’s saving due to much amount of money being channeled to acquiring products. This has an impact on the citizens as it pushes them to a lower income bracket as it reduces their income. Answer to the Question The increase in the dollar value is what mainly caused the recent trade deficits in the United States. A rise in the dollar meant that goods in the U.S. went for a much higher price than goods in other countries. This meant that other countries prefer trading with other foreign countries that had their prices favorable, as their products are not expensive. Therefore, the…

Today, human resource experts prepare a detailed job analysis to establish particular tasks needed and attributes the right candidate should demonstrate. And so, employers consider a resume as the roadmap to determining a qualified candidate for a specific job. If I were an employer, I would consider a host of elements in a job-seekers resume. First, I will look at concise content to see if the candidates demonstrate their ability to articulate their expertise without putting in many details using industry-specific complicated terminologies. Secondly, I will look if the applicant is qualified for the job by identifying keywords that match the job description. Here, I will skim through the list of skills, experience, and knowledge if they match those required in the job. An indication of career progression is an additional aspect that I will look for in a resume. When reading the resume, the story should tell about the career of the candidate in a way that identifies the reason behind the application to determine if the applicant if fit. What on the resume would cause you to immediately…