Computer monitoring in the workplace is a contentious subject. For those who support it, it is a vital and necessary way to protect company interests and optimise work production. For those against, it is an aggressive intrusion of privacy.

Computer monitoring in the workplace involves using programs that are installed into the computer to keep a log of some or all of the activity that happens on that computer. Most of these types of programs are able to check the amount of time spent on particular tasks, such as email, and filter or monitor Internet usage, and relate this information to a remote computer. Some are also much more comprehensive, giving a detailed record of every command typed into the computer, and being able to take random screenshots of what is happening on the computer. More extreme monitoring can involve such invasive strategies as using the webcam to secretly record what employees are up to.

With the advent of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, employers are often concerned with the amount of productive time that is being lost during the working day spent on these sites. There is also growing concern that indiscreet employees may jeopardise companies by leaking information, or giving companies a bad name through these sites.

With privacy being so highly valued and protected these days, there are laws against extensive or overly detailed monitoring in the workplace, particularly when employees are not notified of it. Employers are urged to inform employees of the type and degree of monitoring taking place, and to maintain a practical level of monitoring that keeps employees accountable, but not under constant scrutiny.

It is clear that both arguments have their strengths, which suggests that computer monitoring in the workplace at a reasonable and open level is an acceptable and necessary part of being a member of the workforce.

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Computer forensics is still considered as a very new field. Currently, there is no undergraduate course majoring in computer forensics. However, as we search online, we will see that there are various computer forensic training providers which provide certification in this field. So, the question is who are the good ones?

It is noted that two of the most popular certifications are namely, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and the Certified Computer Examiner (CCE). To distinguish the two, see the followings:

1. Certification by Organization

- CISSP : International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc. (ISC)
- CCE: International Society for Computer Examiners (ISFCE)

2. Objectives of Certification

- CISSP: Setting an international standard in the computer forensics industry with its CISSP examination
- CCE: Creating and maintaining high standards for computer examiners worldwide.

3. Requirements to obtain Certification

CISSP:

- At least 4 years of professional experience in information security or a college degree and 3 years experience
- Adhere to ISC’s code of ethics
- Allow criminal background inquiries
- Pass an examination

CCE:

- At least 18 months of professional experience or documented training
- Adhere ISFCE’s to code of ethics
- Free of criminal records
- Pass an online examination
- Perform a forensic examination on at least three “test media”

4. Exam Structure

- CISSP: 6 hours is given to complete a 250-question examination
- CCE: Four part testing process:

Part 1 – One multiple choice examination which consist of at least 75 randomly generated questions to be completed in 45 minutes (2 attempts be given to achieve 80% or above)

Part 2 -4 – Three practical examination problems (forensic examination on 3 different media)

5. Passing Score

- CISSP: No fixed passing score. However, estimated passing score to be in the 70% to 80% range.
- CCE: 80% and above.

6. Continuing Professional Education Credits (CPE)

- CISSP: 120 hours education or training required every 3 years
- CCE: Required every 2 years on:
- 50 hours of education or training
- Work on at least three media
- Pass an online examination

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Computer forensics is still considered as a very new field. Currently, there is no undergraduate course majoring in computer forensics. However, as we search online, we will see that there are various computer forensic training providers which provide certification in this field. So, the question is who are the good ones?

It is noted that two of the most popular certifications are namely, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and the Certified Computer Examiner (CCE). To distinguish the two, see the followings:

1. Certification by Organization

- CISSP : International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc. (ISC)
- CCE: International Society for Computer Examiners (ISFCE)

2. Objectives of Certification

- CISSP: Setting an international standard in the computer forensics industry with its CISSP examination
- CCE: Creating and maintaining high standards for computer examiners worldwide.

3. Requirements to obtain Certification

CISSP:

- At least 4 years of professional experience in information security or a college degree and 3 years experience
- Adhere to ISC’s code of ethics
- Allow criminal background inquiries
- Pass an examination

CCE:

- At least 18 months of professional experience or documented training
- Adhere ISFCE’s to code of ethics
- Free of criminal records
- Pass an online examination
- Perform a forensic examination on at least three “test media”

4. Exam Structure

- CISSP: 6 hours is given to complete a 250-question examination
- CCE: Four part testing process:

Part 1 – One multiple choice examination which consist of at least 75 randomly generated questions to be completed in 45 minutes (2 attempts be given to achieve 80% or above)

Part 2 -4 – Three practical examination problems (forensic examination on 3 different media)

5. Passing Score

- CISSP: No fixed passing score. However, estimated passing score to be in the 70% to 80% range.
- CCE: 80% and above.

6. Continuing Professional Education Credits (CPE)

- CISSP: 120 hours education or training required every 3 years
- CCE: Required every 2 years on:
- 50 hours of education or training
- Work on at least three media
- Pass an online examination

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Once upon a time, parents would often lecture us on our computer usage. Some common naggings would include the waste of electricity, the waste of time, and the waste of brain cells. But did you know that researches have found that playing games can actually boost brain activity, hand-eye coordination, and personal spiritual growth?

Although it is true that some computer games increases aggression levels among the players, this is not true for all games. Some games are made to be educational and inspirational, where you can get both creative ideas and learn something in the meantime. Computer games can be natural teachers, teaching us about facts of life without even us consciously knowing it. Because the games we stick to tend to be interesting, we pick up bits and pieces of what we see, hear, and overall experience and instill them in our daily lives.

Computer games can also be a good practice for hand-eye coordination. Some games have surprise or unpredictable elements like sports games, where you will need to watch out for and quickly response with the move of your mouse or keys. It may sound like very little movements, but frequent practice, coordinating your eyes and hands to initiate a response will come naturally to you.

It may sound surprising, but these types of games can actually bring you spiritual growth, if you enjoy the games you play. After facing much stresses in our daily lives, we will need to have some form of de-stress. Computer games are one where you will not need to look high and low for if you look in the right place. To be able to enjoy something at the end of a long day helps replenish your tired soul.

Nowadays, computer games are becoming increasingly accessible, whether they are installed on your computer, or are online games. You can find online games all over the Internet, which age group target ranges from as young as one! Provided you look for something pro-social, computer games can give the said advantages.

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Ever wonder what exactly the hard drive on a computer does?

The purpose of the hard drive is to hold for long term storage both the software that runs your computer, called the Operating System, and the software that allows you to do stuff with your computer are called Applications or Programs. Windows is an operating system, Microsoft Word is an application.

When your computer boots up, it looks in a specific place on the primary drive, called the boot sector, to find out what kind of computer it is.  It then reads the code in the bootstrap and begins to load the operating system.  This is when a computer and boots into Windows, UNIX, Mac OS, OS2, Linux, FreeBSD, BEOS, or whatever operating system is loaded.

So the first function of the hard drive is to store the actual code that runs the computer’s functions.

The second function  is to store Applications and their associated files (Data) until the User needs to use them. The information on your hard drive is not DOING anything, it just sits there.

When you open an application, the computer goes to where the application is stored on the drive and moves the required code into your computer’s memory. Before you open Word, it is just sitting on the hard drive, inactive. When you open Word, it is loaded into memory and you can actually do something with it.  The information in memory is where the actual doing takes place.

There is one more function of a hard drive, and that is to house the swap file, also called virtual memory. While you are using the computer, part of the hard drive is used to move stuff in and out of memory in order to allow the computer into use more memory than it actually has.

To do this, the operating system moves inactive code from true memory to the swap file. As an example, if you are writing a document in Word, most of the code for Word will be active in memory. But if you stop using Word and open PhotoShop to fix a picture you are going to use in the document, the operating system, (Windows) will put most of the code for Word into the swap file and load the code for PhotoShop into memory. When you finish in PhotoShop and switch back to Word, the operating system swaps (hence the name) the code in virtual memory (Word) on the hard drive with the code in true memory (PhotoShop).

So the hard drive serves 3 functions, it contains the boot sector, stores all the software and data that the computer has, and speeds up the computer by housing the swap file.

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Contrary to what television tells you with shows like CSI or NCIS, the most advanced criminal investigation techniques are not taking place in a lab, but at a computer terminal. Today’s top cops are getting the job done through advanced computer algorithms, tracking and nabbing the bad guys with methods that were not even imaginable fifty years ago. Now, more than ever, criminals are being caught less with a test tube and fingerprint duster, but more through advanced computer applications.

This digital forensic science is has two primary applications. The first is involves actual analysis of a computer. Computers are used every day to commit or facilitate crime. It is scary, but with extensive aspects of our lives available through online databases (including social media), it is much easier for criminals to determine information about their pray. The flip side to that is that it is also much harder for the predators to hide from authorities once they become the prey. Investigators have terrific tools at their disposal to backtrack cyber crime and determine who the perpetrator was. The best computer forensic technicians can analyze a suspect’s hard drive to determine how it was used and sometimes even who used it for that purpose.

The second application for forensic science involves using computers to do law enforcement tasks that are more traditional. For example, things like tracking location via credit card use or cell phone triangulating involve are run through computer programs. There are even more advanced technologies like ****** identification software and voice print identification that use complicated algorithms to aid police in solving cases. Unless you live in extreme rural areas, you can run, but you can never hide.

Ultimately, it becomes harder and harder to cover your physical and cyber tracks. But rest assured, while identity theft is becoming for prevalent, computer forensics professionals who catch the thieves are constantly improving their own methods as well.

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