Week8

In this assignment, you will read the article, “

Teaching Case: Security Breach at Target

.” Then you will write a 3-4 page case analysis in which you:

1. Outline the security breach at Target.
2. Describe how Target became aware of the security breach.
3. Examine the security breach’s impact on Target’s customers.
4. Recommend security controls that could have been implemented to prevent the data breach from occurring.
5. Research how the data breach at Target affected Target’s and other companies’ security practices.
6. Go to Basic Search: Strayer University Online Library to locate and integrate into the assignment at least three quality, peer-reviewed academic resources, written within the past five years.

   Include your textbook as one of your resources.
   Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Formatting

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The library is your home for SWS assistance, including citations and formatting. Please refer to the

Library site

for all support. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

Learning Outcomes

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

• Examine responsibilities related to the handling of data as it pertains to legal, ethical and/or agency auditing issues, and how the type of dispute affects the evidence used to resolve it.

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