Home Depot Data Breach Case Study

Case Study Report

You are required to analyse the “Home Depot Data Breach Case Study” and write a research report that should cover the following tasks. You can refer to other documents available about the same data breach case.

Task 1: Analyse the case study and identify the process and techniques used by the attacker to cause the data breach. (15 marks) (LO3)

Task 2: Critically evaluate the missing security procedures and technological weaknesses (which leveraged the attacker to exploit the vulnerabilities) that resulted in the data breach. (20 marks) (LO3,LO4)

Task 3: Recommend the best security practices to prevent data breaches in the retail industry. (20 marks) (LO4)

Task 4: Analyse and suggest suitable security controls to Home Depot for protecting against the data breaches in the future. (20 marks) (LO5)

Task 5: Identify the potential lessons learned from Home Depot data breach and any suggestions you can provide to deal with a crisis situations like this. (20 marks) (LO5)

References: You need to list and cite at least 10 credible references by using APA reference format (conference articles, Anti-Virus company annual reports, government websites, journals, and textbooks). References should not be more than 10 years old. (5 marks)