Read the following articles about the 2013 Data Breach at US retailer, Target:
Target to Pay $18.5 Million for 2013 Data Breach that Affected 41 Million Customers. (USA Today)Links to an external site.
Target to pay $18.5 Million to 47 States in Security Breach Settlement (NY TIMES)Links to an external site.
Assume you are the privacy officer for a similar, but local retailer, Smalmart.
Write a 2 to 3 page memo to the Board of Directors of Smalmart, summarizing the Target Data Breach.
Include the following information in your memo, based on the readings and lectures from this module:
Provide a brief summary of the events that occurred and identify how Target’s customer data was accessed by the hackers?
What business impacts did Target experience from the data breach?
Give an example of how Target implemented each element of the Golden Triangle in response to the breach?
Use Times New Roman and font size 12 for your essay, and make sure to double space it.
Attached is the two articles and Textbook for this Memo Essay:
Textbook:
Understanding Privacy and Data Protection: What You Need to Know By: T. J. Toohey (Intro, Ch 1, 5,6 Required!!)
ISBN-13: 978-0314291943
Articles:
1.https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/05/23/target-pay-185m-2013-data-breach-affected-consumers/102063932/
2.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/23/business/target-security-breach-settlement.html
(Copy paste the 2 articles into web browser to look into it. Required for the memo essay)
What Students Are Saying About Us
.......... Customer ID: 12*** | Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Honestly, I was afraid to send my paper to you, but splendidwritings.com proved they are a trustworthy service. My essay was done in less than a day, and I received a brilliant piece. I didn’t even believe it was my essay at first 🙂 Great job, thank you!"
.......... Customer ID: 14***| Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"The company has some nice prices and good content. I ordered a term paper here and got a very good one. I'll keep ordering from this website."
