CIS 500 Week 6 Case Study 1 - Cyber Security in Business Organizations

Due Week 6 and worth 120 points

Protecting organizational assets and information within the company has become a top priority for many organizational leaders. 

Review the article titled "Missed Alarms and 40 Million Stolen Credit Card Numbers: How Target Blew It"located here.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Determine      the fundamental challenges that organizations face in general in regard to      protecting organizational assets and information. 
2. Specify      the red flag(s) that Target overlooked or ignored before the retail attack      and give your opinion as to why Target overlooked or ignored the red      flag(s).
3. Determine      the main actions that Target took after the breach occurred and evaluate      the efficiency of such actions. 
4. Conclude      the main reasons why the attack on Target occurred. Give your opinion as      to whether or not the attack was mainly due to the poor infrastructure or      the inability of management to act accordingly. Justify your response.
5. Use      at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites      do not qualify as academic resources. 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be      typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch      margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or      school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional      instructions.
• Include      a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name,      the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and      the reference page are not included in the required assignment page      length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Outline      the strategic implications of information assurance and security in an      information technology environment.
• Explain      how information technology systems influence organizational strategies.
• Outline      the challenges and strategies of e-Business and e-Commerce technology.
• Evaluate      the ethical concerns that information technologies raise in a global      context.
• Use      technology and information resources to research issues in information      systems and technology. 
• Write      clearly and concisely about topics related to information systems for      decision making using proper writing mechanics and technical style      conventions.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills. Click here to access the rubric for this assignment.