Unit 04: Case Study 2 - Autopsy of a Data Breach - The Target Case

Here is the slide deck with questions for the Case Study Project Teams to answer in your presentations during class.

Answer the following 3 questions in a way that demonstrates the depth of your understanding of the security and auditing concerns represented by the case. Your answers to the questions should be submitted to the Case 2 Assignment in Canvas. Your analysis should be single-spaced pages using 11 point Times New Roman font with one-inch margins, and the entire document should be limited to 3 pages (including the diagram for your answer to question 1.) Do not prepare a separate cover page, instead put your name, the class section number (MIS5206.001), and the case name in the top-left corner of the header. Add page numbers in the footer of the document.  Your assignment should be saved as a PDF formatted file to Canvas, your PDF file should be named Case2-YourName.pdf

Answer the following 3 questions:

1) What steps did the cybercriminals follow in committing this theft?

• You may create  a diagram to include in your answer that illustrates the steps the cyber-criminals followed in the Target exploit and breach and the detection of the breach

2) What factors allowed this theft to take place?

3) What are the consequences of the breach for the stakeholders?

This week you will not be responsible for posting comments to the answers of your classmates.  Your participation comments this week will be graded based on the performance of you and your team during the presentation of your group’s work and discussion during the class.