week 6 case study CIS 500

Case Study 1: Cyber Security in Business Organizations

Due Week 6 and worth 120 points

Protecting organizational assets and information within the company has become a top priority for many organizational leaders. 

Review the article titled “Missed Alarms and 40 Million Stolen Credit Card Numbers: How Target Blew It”located here.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Determine the fundamental challenges that organizations face in general in regard to protecting organizational assets and information. 
2. Specify the red flag(s) that Target overlooked or ignored before the retail attack and give your opinion as to why Target overlooked or ignored the red flag(s).
3. Determine the main actions that Target took after the breach occurred and evaluate the efficiency of such actions. 
4. Conclude the main reasons why the attack on Target occurred. Give your opinion as to whether or not the attack was mainly due to the poor infrastructure or the inability of management to act accordingly. Justify your response.
5. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
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   	Unacceptable Below 70% F	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
   CIS500-CS1-1 1. Determine the fundamental challenges that organizations face in general in regard to protecting organizational assets and information. Weight: 20%	Points Range:0 (0%) – 16.79 (13.99%) Did not submit or incompletely determined the fundamental challenges that organizations face in general in regard to protecting organizational assets and information.	Points Range:16.8 (14%) – 19.19 (15.99%) Partially determined the fundamental challenges that organizations face in general in regard to protecting organizational assets and information.	Points Range:19.2 (16%) – 21.59 (17.99%) Satisfactorily determined the fundamental challenges that organizations face in general in regard to protecting organizational assets and information.	Points Range:21.6 (18%) – 24 (20%) Thoroughly determined the fundamental challenges that organizations face in general in regard to protecting organizational assets and information.
   CIS500-CS1-2 2. Specify the red flag(s) that Target overlooked or ignored before the retail attack and give your opinion as to why Target overlooked or ignored the red flag(s). Weight: 20%	Points Range:0 (0%) – 16.79 (13.99%) Did not submit or incompletely specified the red flag(s) that Target overlooked or ignored before the retail attack; did not submit or incompletely gave your opinion as to why Target overlooked or ignored the red flag(s).	Points Range:16.8 (14%) – 19.19 (15.99%) Partially specified the red flag(s) that Target overlooked or ignored before the retail attack; partially gave your opinion as to why Target overlooked or ignored the red flag(s).	Points Range:19.2 (16%) – 21.59 (17.99%) Satisfactorily specified the red flag(s) that Target overlooked or ignored before the retail attack; satisfactorily gave your opinion as to why Target overlooked or ignored the red flag(s).	Points Range:21.6 (18%) – 24 (20%) Thoroughly specified the red flag(s) that Target overlooked or ignored before the retail attack; thoroughly gave your opinion as to why Target overlooked or ignored the red flag(s).
   CIS500-CS1-3 3. Determine the main actions that Target took after the breach occurred and evaluate the efficiency of such actions. Weight: 25%	Points Range:0 (0%) – 20.99 (17.49%) Did not submit or incompletely determined the main actions that Target took after the breach occurred; did not submit or incompletely evaluated the efficiency of such actions.	Points Range:21 (17.5%) – 23.99 (19.99%) Partially determined the main actions that Target took after the breach occurred; partially evaluated the efficiency of such actions.	Points Range:24 (20%) – 26.99 (22.49%) Satisfactorily determined the main actions that Target took after the breach occurred; satisfactorily evaluated the efficiency of such actions.	Points Range:27 (22.5%) – 30 (25%) Thoroughly determined the main actions that Target took after the breach occurred; thoroughly evaluated the efficiency of such actions.
   CIS500-CS1-4 4. Conclude the main reasons why the attack on Target occurred. Give your opinion as to whether or not the attack was mainly due to the poor infrastructure or the inability of management to act accordingly. Justify your response. Weight: 20%	Points Range:0 (0%) – 16.79 (13.99%) Did not submit or incompletely concluded the main reasons why the attack on Target occurred. Did not submit or incompletely gave your opinion as to whether or not the attack was mainly due to the poor infrastructure or the inability of management to act accordingly. Did not submit or incompletely justified your response.	Points Range:16.8 (14%) – 19.19 (15.99%) Partially concluded the main reasons why the attack on Target occurred. Partially gave your opinion as to whether or not the attack was mainly due to the poor infrastructure or the inability of management to act accordingly. Partially justified your response.	Points Range:19.2 (16%) – 21.59 (17.99%) Satisfactorily concluded the main reasons why the attack on Target occurred. Satisfactorily gave your opinion as to whether or not the attack was mainly due to the poor infrastructure or the inability of management to act accordingly. Satisfactorily justified your response.	Points Range:21.6 (18%) – 24 (20%) Thoroughly concluded the main reasons why the attack on Target occurred. Thoroughly gave your opinion as to whether or not the attack was mainly due to the poor infrastructure or the inability of management to act accordingly. Thoroughly justified your response.
   CIS500-CS1-5 5. 3 references Weight: 5%	Points Range:0 (0%) – 4.19 (3.49%) No references provided.	Points Range:4.2 (3.5%) – 4.79 (3.99%) Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.	Points Range:4.8 (4%) – 5.39 (4.49%) Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.	Points Range:5.4 (4.5%) – 6 (5%) Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
   CIS500-CS1-6 6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%	Points Range:0 (0%) – 8.39 (6.99%) More than 6 errors present	Points Range:8.4 (7%) – 9.59 (7.99%) 5-6 errors present	Points Range:9.6 (8%) – 10.79 (8.99%) 3-4 errors present	Points Range:10.8 (9%) – 12 (10%) 0-2 errors present