Discussion Question

Discussion Question

First, find a reported security and privacy breach @

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/breachnotificationrule/breachtool.html . Then, post a one paragraph summary about the breach and provide answers to the following questions:

  1. Determine Type of interest harmed or compromised by the computer crime: (1) Confidentiality- A breach of confidentiality occurs when a person knowingly accesses a computer without authorization or exceeding authorized access and views or copies proprietary or private information, such as a credit card number or trade secret; (2) Integrity – A breach of integrity occurs when a system or data has been accidentally or maliciously modified, altered or destroyed without authorization; (3) Availability- A breach of availability occurs when an authorized user is prevented from timely, reliable access to data or a system; and 4) a combination of the above two or three.
  2. Perpetrators – The variable indicates whether the perpetrator (s) is/are individuals (1) OR a part of an organized group (2) OR a part of state/nation agency/institution (3).
  3. Perpetrators– Insider (1) or Outsider (2). Insider –an employee including a contractor of the attacked entity;
  4. Geographical origin of the Perpetrators – The variable indicates whether a breach was initiated and committed from within USA (1) or outside of the USA (2).
  5. Specific Damages on victims by the Perpetrators (brief description): Loss of personnel data, loss of financial data, loss of business secrete, others,
  6. How the Perpetrators succeeded in breaching security (brief description): Exploited Vulnerabilities in Software, Exploited Vulnerabilities in Hardware , Bypassed Security Control mechanism, etc.

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