Assignment 8

Getting Started

Read Line Dubé’s Autopsy of a Data Breach for a look at Target’s security breach a few years back.

Question 1*

How did the attackers breach Target’s security?

Question 2

What factors allowed the attack to be successful?

Question 3

Who were all of the stakeholders in this case?

Question 4

For each of those stakeholders, what are the consequences of the breach?