Unit 8 Assignment 1
Unit 8 Assignment 1: Organized Cybercrimes
Learning Objectives and Outcomes
You will be able to review the given case scenario to analyze why information theft has become popular in organized crime.
Assignment Requirements
To complete this assignment, you need to access the recent case study by Verizon on data breaches, which is available at the following link: http://www.verizonbusiness.com/resources/security/reports/2009_databreach_rp.pdf (accessed July 2, 2010).
One of the major findings of this case study is that over 91 percent of all compromised records were linked to organized crime, and 93 percent of those records were financial in nature. Your tasks for this assignment are:
Review the given case study
Establish a cause-effect analysis on why financial information has become so popular with organized crime
Collate your findings in the form of an executive summary.
Submission Requirements
File Format: Microsoft Word (.doc / .docx)
Length: 1-2 pages
Font: Arial 10 point size
Line Spacing: Double
UNIT 8 ASSESSMENTS
Unit 8 Assignment 1: Organized Cybercrimes
Use the following rubric to evaluate the assignment.
Assessment Criteria
Performance Levels
5
TARGET
Met all criteria
4
ACCEPTABLE
Met selected criteria
3
MINIMAL
Met one criterion
2
UNACCEPTABLE
Submitted assignment, but did not meet the criteria
1
NO SUBMISSION
% of Assignment Grade:
100%
75%
50%
25%
0%
Students mentioned monetary gain.
Students discussed the ease of perpetrating the crime.
Students discussed the problem of jurisdiction and the inability to arrest and punish the criminals.
Students identified recommended procedures to properly handle alleged cybercrime cases
Learning Objectives and Outcomes
You will be able to review the given case scenario to analyze why information theft has become popular in organized crime.
Assignment Requirements
To complete this assignment, you need to access the recent case study by Verizon on data breaches, which is available at the following link: http://www.verizonbusiness.com/resources/security/reports/2009_databreach_rp.pdf (accessed July 2, 2010).
One of the major findings of this case study is that over 91 percent of all compromised records were linked to organized crime, and 93 percent of those records were financial in nature. Your tasks for this assignment are:
Review the given case study
Establish a cause-effect analysis on why financial information has become so popular with organized crime
Collate your findings in the form of an executive summary.
Submission Requirements
File Format: Microsoft Word (.doc / .docx)
Length: 1-2 pages
Font: Arial 10 point size
Line Spacing: Double
UNIT 8 ASSESSMENTS
Unit 8 Assignment 1: Organized Cybercrimes
Use the following rubric to evaluate the assignment.
Assessment Criteria
Performance Levels
5
TARGET
Met all criteria
4
ACCEPTABLE
Met selected criteria
3
MINIMAL
Met one criterion
2
UNACCEPTABLE
Submitted assignment, but did not meet the criteria
1
NO SUBMISSION
% of Assignment Grade:
100%
75%
50%
25%
0%
Students mentioned monetary gain.
Students discussed the ease of perpetrating the crime.
Students discussed the problem of jurisdiction and the inability to arrest and punish the criminals.
Students identified recommended procedures to properly handle alleged cybercrime cases