Marjorie Benton

Privacy and Security

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According to the authors, privacy and security go hand in hand; and hence, privacy cannot be protected without implementing proper security controls and technologies. Today, organizations must make not only reasonable efforts to offer protection of private

According to the authors, privacy and security go hand in hand; and hence, privacy cannot be protected without implementing proper security controls and technologies. Today, organizations must make not only reasonable efforts to offer protection of privacy of data, but also must go much further as privacy breaches are damaging to its customers, reputation, and potentially could put the company out of business. As we continue learning from our various professional areas of practice, its no doubt that breaches have become an increasing concern to many businesses and their future operations.

For this discussion, find an example of a security breach which compromised data records at a company in the same industry as you will be using in your final paper. Summarize the breach, discuss the data that was lost and identify security controls that you would recommend be in place (be certain to remember to cite sources) that could have prevented this breach from occurring. Remember to critical respond appropriately to two other leaners for full points.

At least one scholarly source should be used in the initial discussion thread. Be sure to use information from your readings and other sources from the UC Library. Use proper citations and references in your post.
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There were specific pieces of data that were viewed without authorization and stolen during the breach. Canva (2021) explained that hackers managed to access cryptographically protected passwords. This means that the hackers could log into the accounts of everyone who had not logged in using their google account but had a user name and password option instead. The company noted that cybercriminals only viewed but did not steal the payment method and credit card information. For those using google accounts as their logins, Canva (2021) stated that even thigh the hackers boasted of obtaining the OAuth information, they had no evidence to suggest this was true. Lastly, hackers viewed the information of users but did not have the means to steal it.

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