Network Security Breaches

37412Assignment Requirements

You are an experienced employee of the DigiFirm Investigation Company. Chris, your team leader, said the company has a new potential client. Acme e-Goods is a well-known outfit that markets its products over the Internet. The company has a large-scale network that houses a great amount of sensitive customer information they want to protect.

Acme e-Goods is seeking proposals from private forensic firms. The company is considering keeping a firm on retainer that could immediately respond to any network security incidents.

Chris has a number of people involved in preparing DigiFirm’s proposal and wants you to get involved. He wants you to find examples of actual high-profile network security breaches that have occurred so DigiFrim can show Acme e-Goods just how common network security breaches are becoming, and that Acme is not immune.

For this assignment:

Search for examples of high-profile network security breaches. You can use the regular press, technology- or security-specific sources, or generic white papers from security firms or professional associations.
Write a report that describes three of these incidents. Include the following information:
The organization that was targeted
The nature of the breach
The impact of the incident
The resolution, if any
Submission Requirements

Format:

Microsoft Word

Font:

Arial, size 12, double-space

Citation Style:

Follow your school’s preferred style guide

Length:

1-2 page