TJX- SECURITY BREACH MGSC 6201-02 INDUSTRY/COMPANY CONTEXT: TJX Companies‚ based in Framingham‚ MA‚ was a major participant in the discount fashion and retail industry. The TJX brand had presence in the United States as well as in Canada and Europe. In mid-2005‚ investigators were made aware of serious security breaches experienced in TJX’s credit card system. These breaches were first found at a Marshall’s located in St Paul‚ MN in which the hackers implemented a “war driving” tactic to steal
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Target data breach is a very good example of the risks of using single level/layer defense strategies for information security in an organization. In fact‚ it taught us and the organizations in the information security industry a very valuable lesson as to how important is it to employ strategies like Defense in Depth‚ Critical Controls etc.‚ Below is a brief summary of steps that can be taken to avoid such attacks. I’ve included the chain of different events that led to the Target Data breach and the
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In today’s digital world‚ most 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
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During‚ and leading up to‚ the recent data breach that occurred at Target‚ it is evident that many mistakes were made at the executive level. As any company‚ Target possesses a primary goal of balancing both effectiveness‚ and efficiency; however‚ the organization under CEO Greg Steinhafel did not achieve these goals simultaneously. Prior to the data breach experienced by Target‚ the company primarily focused on efficiency --- the act of determining and implementing the most cost effective method
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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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After the colossal Equifax data breach‚ should CEO Richard F. Smith be put in jail? According to NBC‚ the breach affected up to 143 million people. This is nearly half the population of the United States. The breach revealed credit card numbers‚ social security numbers‚ addresses‚ and other information. NBC also stated the breach did not just affect Equifax customers meaning everyone should be cautious. These and other reasons are why individuals believe Richard F. Smith should be jailed. Richard
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Utah Department of Health Data Security Breach September 12‚ 2013 Accounting Information Systems Utah Department of Health Data Security Breach Introduction On March 10‚ 2012‚ thousands of people fell victim to having their social security numbers‚ birthdays‚ names‚ addresses‚ and even their medical diagnosis stolen by computer hackers. On April 2‚ 2012‚ the breach was realized and 780‚000 people learned that their identities were stolen and would now need to monitor their credit
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Case Study: The Home Depot Data Breach 1. Security Problem/Incident The theft of payment card information has become a common issue in today’s society. Even after the lessons learned from the Target data breach‚ Home Depot’s Point of Sale systems were compromised by similar exploitation methods. The use of stolen third-party vendor credentials and RAM scraping malware were instrumental in the success of both data breaches. Home Depot has taken multiple steps to recover from its data breach‚ one of
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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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