Module 04 Written Assignment - Cybersecurity Breaches and Data Mining

Privacy and security are huge concerns for companies and organizations worldwide. Cybersecurity breaches at trusted companies can have huge impacts for the consumer's privacy. Research the five following companies for cybersecurity breaches:

Wal-Mart
Home Depot
Target
Apple
Neiman Marcus

For this assignment, write a 1-2 page paper explaining what the breach was and how these security breaches impact our individual privacy. Use a specific example from one of the five companies discussed: Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Target, Apple, or Neiman Marcus.

Submit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.

Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document. (Mac users, please remember to append the ".docx" extension to the filename.) The name of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the date. An example is shown below:

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