Instructor’s prompt:
Compare and contrast these two hacking incidents:
- The 2013 Target credit card hack resulted in up to 70 million credit card accounts being exposed.
- The 2014 Sony Pictures hack crippled the company’s network, compromised Sony’s intellectual property and resulted in large volumes of private company correspondence exposed.
The paper will be no less than 12 double-spaced pages (not including a cover page or APA citations) with one-inch margins. There are numerous professional websites that offer detailed information regarding this subject; students should strive to use only verifiable information from quality sources. The student should provide a citation for each factual statement provided and should use no less than ten unique sources for the paper.
Things to consider:
Who were the hackers?
What were the hackers’ motivations?
What strategies did the hackers use?
What vulnerabilities did they exploit?
How well prepared were Target and Sony for an attack?
Did either company fail to invest in network defenses?
What data did each company try to defend the most?
How did each company respond to the attacks?
Had these companies been attacked before?
What was the damage to each company?
Were these companies bound by any federal regulations?
Do either of these attacks amount to national security threats?
Conclude the paper by stating whether the federal government should be involved in actively defending private for-profit companies like Target and Sony.
Use as many sources as necessary to fully support your comparison of these incidents.
Who were the hackers?
What were the hackers’ motivations?
What strategies did the hackers use?
What vulnerabilities did they exploit?
How well prepared were Target and Sony for an attack?
Did either company fail to invest in network defenses?
What data did each company try to defend the most?
How did each company respond to the attacks?
Had these companies been attacked before?
What was the damage to each company?
Were these companies bound by any federal regulations?
Do either of these attacks amount to national security threats?
Conclude the paper by stating whether the federal government should be involved in actively defending private for-profit companies like Target and Sony.
Use as many sources as necessary to fully support your comparison of these incidents.
Remember, this paper is worth 20% of your final grade.