22 Jul The protection of organizational and consumer data is an ever-evolving challenge for any business that maintains or handles such information. Responsibilities to protect data are
The protection of organizational and consumer data is an ever-evolving challenge for any business that maintains or handles such information. Responsibilities to protect data are inherent in all job roles and is a necessary requirement for the perseverance and livelihood of all organizations.
Select and conduct a case analysis on the Yahoo breach mentioned in the article "Five of the Biggest Data Breaches Ever." (This is where the assignment has to come from)
After you've selected your case and reviewed the information, write a 3–5 page paper in which you:
- Identify and describe the data breach incident and the method used by the perpetrator to launch the attack (data breach).
- Provide details on the time frame of the attack. Specifically, details when it started, when it was discovered by the organization, and when it was mitigated.
- Analyze how the data breach could have been prevented with the proper security controls in place.
- Identify the mitigations that the organization put in place to prevent a recurrence of the attack.
- Use at least three quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources. The Strayer University Library has many excellent resources.
5 of the biggest data breaches ever
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KEY POINTS
· The personal information of some 100 million Americans and 6 million Canadians who are Capital One credit card holders or applicants has been hacked it was revealed Monday.
· This latest breach does not even rank in the top 10 of the biggest such hackings, according to number of people affected.
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Monday’s news that a hacker had accessed the personal information of millions of Capital One credit card customers and card applicants probably didn’t shock all that many people.
Data breaches sadly are becoming a common occurrence.
Even with 100 million Americans and 6 million Canadians possibly affected, this latest event doesn’t even rank among the top 10 such breaches (measured by number of customer records affected.)
Here’s a look at five of the largest data breaches on record to date:
1. Yahoo
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Number of records affected: 3 billion ; 500 million
Years: 2013; 2014
Reason: Hacking
2. First American Financial Corp.
firstam.com
Number of records affected: 885 million
Year: 2019
Reason: Poor security
3. Facebook
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Number of records affected: 540 million
Year: 2019
Reason: Poor security
4. Marriott International
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Number of records affected: 500 million
Year: 2018
Reason: Hacking
5. Friend Finder Networks
ffn.com
Number of records affected: 412.2 million
Year: 2016
Reason: Poor security/hacking
