Scenario

The HIT Innovation Steering Committee within an organization is proactively looking at data breaches of other organizations to assist them with minimizing the risk to their data security and privacy. As an intern at this organization, you are to investigate and select a recently publicized data breach. Use information from the module readings, lectures and your own research. Create a Proposal for this Committee describing the identified data breach and strategies the organization can use to minimize security and privacy risks.

Instructions

Create a written Proposal that includes:

• Description of the data breach, including outcomes for the affected organization (e.g., regulatory and financial)
• Discussion of the security, privacy, confidentiality, and ethical issues resulting from this breach
• A final proposal discussion that describes methods that can be implemented in an organization to minimize risk for a data and security breach
• Reference page of resources utilized

Resources

For information about creating a Business Proposal

Grading Rubric:

• Criterion 1
  0% of total gradeA – 4 – MasteryClear and thorough description of the data breach and outcomes for the affected organization, including multiple examples and supporting details.0B – 3 – ProficiencyElaborative description of the data breach and outcomes for the affected organization, including at least one example or supporting detail.0C – 2 – CompetenceBasic description of the data breach and outcomes for the affected organization.0F – 1 – No PassInsufficient description of the data breach.0I – 0 – Not SubmittedNot Submitted0
• Criterion 2
  0% of total gradeA – 4 – MasteryComprehensive discussion of the security, privacy, confidentiality, and ethical issues resulting from this breach, including multiple examples and supporting details.0B – 3 – ProficiencyElaborative discussion of the security, privacy, confidentiality, and ethical issues resulting from this breach, including at least one example or supporting detail.0C – 2 – CompetenceBrief discussion of the security, privacy, confidentiality, and ethical issues resulting from this breach.0F – 1 – No PassInsufficient discussion of the security, privacy, confidentiality, and ethical issues resulting from this breach.0I – 0 – Not SubmittedNot Submitted0
• Criterion 3
  0% of total gradeA – 4 – MasteryClear and thorough final proposal discussion that describes methods that can be implemented in an organization to minimize risk for a data and security breach, including multiple examples and supporting details.0B – 3 – ProficiencyElaborative final proposal discussion that describes methods that can be implemented in an organization to minimize risk for a data and security breach, including at least one example or supporting detail.0C – 2 – CompetenceBasic final proposal discussion that describes methods that can be implemented in an organization to minimize risk for a data and security breach.0F – 1 – No PassInsufficient final proposal discussion that describes methods that can be implemented in an organization to minimize risk for a data and security breach.0I – 0 – Not SubmittedNot Submitted0
• Criterion 4
  0% of total gradeA – 4 – MasteryReference page contains almost no formatting errors and all sources are scholarly and academic.0B – 3 – ProficiencyReference page has a few formatting errors and most of the sources are scholarly and academic.0C – 2 – CompetenceReference page contains some formatting errors and includes some scholarly academic sources.0F – 1 – No PassReference page is improperly formatted and/or contains no scholarly academic sources.0I – 0 – Not SubmittedNot Submitted0