Select a research topic from the list below. After selecting your topic, research the incident using news articles, magazine articles (trade press), journal articles, and/or technical reports from government and industry.
Pre-approved topics include
Stuxnet virus
ChoicePoint data breach
T.J. Maxx data breach
Operation Aurora
Operation Shady RAT
RSA SecurID breach
China-related attack(s) against Google’s corporate infrastructure
Operation High Roller
FinFisher attacks on activists (suppression of political dissent).
After you have performed your research, use your sources to analyze the major characteristics of the cybersecurity incident. Your analysis must include:
identifying the type of breach
identifying and explaining how the breach occurred (or suspicions by authorities as to how it may have occurred)
identifying and discussing known or suspected losses of confidentiality, integrity, and availability for information and/or information systems
identifying and discussing technological improvements that would help prevent recurrence.
