Introduction To Cyber Security Assignment

The biggest data breaches of the 21st century: Review and Reflection Due
Thursday 1st April 2021
Value: Marked out of 100
Writing a business report analysing an issue or problem and providing a
recommendation/solution or conclusion demonstrates communication skills as well as critical, analytical and integrative thinking. Being able to communicate clearly in writing and reflect on what you have learned is a skill that is valuable for employers and your future.
Introduction To Cyber Security Assignment

The aim of this assessment task is to write a business report that investigates and analyses the issues relating to the impact of data breaches to organisations from a business perspective by reading and analysing relevant scholarly articles, using contemporary examples and providing a personal reflection.

Instructions
1.Read the article:
2.Select one breach. Search for additional articles that will inform the following questions:
1.How did the attack occur
2.What were the vulnerabilities in the system (or systems) that were
breached?
3.Who was responsible and why did they target the organisation
4.Was it avoidable?
5.How can Cyber Insurance mitigate the risk?

3.Now do a comparison between the case you chose and another case in the
original article (ie Biggest Data Breaches). Search for scholarly articles to
bolster your comments. Evaluate the example (as a case study) you selected:
1.Discuss the background in the two cases you chose.
2.What were the biggest similarities in the two cases?
3.What were the biggest dissimilarities in the two cases?
4.What could the companies learn from each other?

Introduction To Cyber Security Assignment

Reflection Instructions
4.Imagine (NB. You may actually be a customer already) you are a customer
who was impacted by one of the data breaches you chose for your individual report, discuss how you feel about your data being breached. You will create a small reflection (less than 300 words) on your feelings about data breaches from your own personal perspective. (NB The 300 words is in addition to the 2000 words)

Report Requirements
1.The assessment is broken into two parts. First part:

1.1 Write a report that addresses the areas outlined above. The first part should answer questions 1-3. This part should not exceed 2,000 words (the reference list, title page, table of contents and appendices are not included in the word count). There will be a turnitin link provided on i learn.

1.2 The second part should answer question 4 (personal reflection). You will create a small reflection (less than 300 words) on your feelings about data breaches from your own personal perspective. (NB The 300 words is in addition to the 2000 words)

2.The first part of the report (questions 1-3) should include a title page which includes the assignment title, your full name and student ID and a total word count).The report should be in 12-point Font, single spaced in word processing software such as Microsoft Word. The report should have appropriate headings and subheadings (including an introduction and conclusion).

Introduction To Cyber Security Assignment

3.This report must use scholarly articles to support any claims you make. You must use the Harvard referencing style.

4.Take advantage of resources available to you.

5.Review the marking rubric so that you understand how you will receive feedback.