security

Endpoint Protection Platform

Introduction Endpoint Protection Platform primarily includes malware detection capabilities and comprehensive endpoint security features such as firewalls, email antivirus, filters, Host IPS, device control, application control, mobile antivirus, and encryption. It provides protection to the central network of a corporate or business. It is beneficial to the business since it can minimize operation costs by…

Differences between Financial and Management Accounting

Introduction Accounting as a discipline and practice is concerned with recording, estimating, organizing and summarizing financial and operational data (Garrison, Noreen & Brewer 2011, p. 34; Hilton & Platt 2011, p. 45). The financial information derived could be classified into financial accounting and managerial accounting. These two types of accounting have several aspects which distinguish…

Importance of Other Accounting Representations to Accountability

Introduction The function of accounting is not solely limited to the production of the basic financial statements of the organization. Aside from balance sheets, income statements, statements of cash flows and statements of retained earnings, other accounting representations include annual reports (World Finance 2013) and management representations which support the basis for audits (Public Company…

Propensity for consumer engagement through social media: The case of Apple Inc. in China

Introduction The digital era has introduced a new way of measuring business success. Return on investments no longer appears to be sufficient enough to determine if the business, particularly for consumer items, is performing well in its industry. Since the internet has brought along many opportunities especially for reaching customers worldwide, marketers have used social…