using the data stored in cyberspace. The United States government
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Americans leave long electronic trails of private information wherever they go. But too often‚ that data is compromised. When they shop—whether online or at brick and mortar stores—retailers gain access to their credit card numbers. Medical institutions maintain patient records‚ which are increasingly electronic. Corporations store copious customer lists and employee Social Security numbers. These types of data frequently get loose. Hackers gain entry to improperly protected networks‚ thieves steal employee
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Introduction: Data breach has always been a sensitive topic‚ let alone when the data breach is related to banking. In the mean time‚ there’s a breach was found happened to the online banking system of the competitive bank of First Union Bank‚ and the hacker had stolen quantities of customers’ personal information and data. It has been an alarm for all the banks‚ it reminds the whole society to be alert of the damage caused by the data breach. The Chief Information Officer of the First Union Bank
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ChoicePoint Data Breach Brandon Harvey CSIA 301-7381 August 8‚ 2012 Professor Abraham Bloom Abstract The ChoicePoint data breach occurred in 2005. This insider data breach brought to light how a company can still be vulnerable to having data stolen from its databases even without any type of hacking of their system. By not properly vetting request for new accounts and request for information led to the theft of over a hundred thousand records of people’s personal information. ChoicePoint Data Breach
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Target Data Breach Charles Moore American Military University Abstract Target a large retail corporation that operates over 1‚700 stores across the United States. They also operate as an online retailer at target.com. In 2012 the retailer earned more than $73 billion dollars in revenue and grew their sales by 5.1% from the previous year. Looking at the revenue and sales growth rate it is hard to fathom that more money could not be spent to ensure that consumer data is protected as much as
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TARGET DATA BREACH 2013/14 Introduction There are many types of breaches that can occur when it comes to secure systems and networks. The target breach of 2013/14 was due to human error. It is said that the company had easily stolen credentials. If there was the necessary secure measures taken‚ this breach could have been stopped. Target did not have an adequate firewall which is why the hackers were able to corrupt the system and steal personal information and credit card information. This whole
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Ashely Madison‚ a website that promotes extra-marital affairs was subject to a massive data breach earlier this year; personal details of some 37 million users‚ as well as the companies financial records‚ were threatened with release. Subsequently‚ large caches of the data were posted online and a then-unknown hacking outfit named The Impact Team claimed responsibility. This breach not only compromised the data from the Ashley Madison database‚ but also Avid Life Media‚ who owns the Madison website
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Sony Play Station Security Breach It is almost impossible to find the top reasons why most security breaches happen on a secure network compromising hundreds to thousands of users’ personal information. To protect a network and thoroughly secure confidential information‚ one has to examine the top vulnerabilities and think outside of the normal box to protect it. When a security breach happens‚ there is usually a pretty simple reason why it has happened. I will discuss one of the highly publicized
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When a security breach happens‚ there is usually a pretty simple reason why it has happened. This paper will discuss one of the highly publicized security breaches to happen in years‚ the Sony PlayStation Network & Qriocity music and video service that occurred early this year. There will be a discussion on the actual breach that occurred‚ what caused the breach and how this could have been prevented‚ and finally‚ how Sony plans to recover from this monumental loss of confidential data it caused its
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Running Head: PLAYSTATION NETWORK DATA LEAKAGE 1 PlayStation Network Data Leakage: One of the Largest Data Security Breaches in History Heng Sue Chin 2012551219 The University of Hong Kong Author Note‚ This paper was prepared for CCST9029 Cyberspace Crime: Technology and Ethics‚ taught by Dr. K.P. Chow‚ tutored by Ms. Vivien Chan. PLAYSTATION NETWORK DATA LEAKAGE 2 Abstract PlayStation Network‚ known as PSN‚ is a free online platform for users to
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