GSU Cyber Security Evaluation Home Depot Cyber Attack Discussion

Imagine you’re the cybersecurity director in your company. As part of your training for all employees, you’ll share a real-life example of an organization that fell victim to a cybersecurity attack. Your task is to find ONE article that talks about a cybersecurity case from any organization (public or private) and then answer the questions below.

Discuss the following questions: 

1 Tell us about the cyberattack the organization faced. Did they have to pay a ransom? Was the attack about blocking access or threatening to delete data?

2 How did the organization react when the cyberattack happened, and what did they do during the process? Were any government organizations involved in dealing with the cybercrime?

3 In your opinion, do you think the organization’s response was the right move? What about the government’s response? Do you think anything could have been handled differently?

4 Provide the link to the article that you will be discussing.