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Assignment - Cybercrime Prevention Guide
Part A - Chapter 14 of the textbook discusses the cyberattack on Target in 2013, which resulted in approximately 40 million customer accounts being compromised and the company paying out $18.5 million in the data breach settlement. Target may have had a secure network before the cyberattack, but the hackers found a vulnerability in a third-party application that was connected to Target's network. It took Target over 3 months to discover the compromise and remove the malware from its network.
At least two major vulnerabilities were discovered during the incident:
Third-party software vulnerabilities that were connected to the Target network
A lack of robust information system/network monitoring to detect abnormal activities on the network
What are some of the security controls that Target should have implemented to mitigate the damage from the 2013 cyberattack?
PART B - You are a detective on the city's Cybercrime Task Force. The chief has tasked you with creating a Cybercrime Prevention Guide that can be placed on the city's social media site that will educate the citizens on the many types of cyberthreats and cybercrimes that the Cybercrime Task Force is battling on a daily basis.
Write a 1,400-word Cybercrime Prevention Guide. Complete the following in your guide:
Address a cybercrime that may compromise the organization.
Discuss the signs or incidents that might notify someone that this type of crime is taking place.
Provide a thorough analysis of how an organization can protect itself from this type of crime.
Discuss preventative measures, including security precautions, that could be put into place.
Place your cybersecurity flyer in the Cybercrime Prevention Guide.