Read the “case study: critical controls prevented target breach” and answer the following questions:

1. As you read the case study... are there any terms or terminology that you did not understand? There are a lot of terms and jargon in this case study, so make sure you spend the time to try and first look things up. Also, if you post any questions here, make sure to tell us what you found and what you think the answer may be first.

2. The case study highlights how the initial steps to the security breach were based on some details from a case study on Target and its systems on the Microsoft website. What are your thoughts on companies providing details about their IT infrastructure for case studies to be used as references in the industry (presumably what Microsoft was doing) or even for purely academic purposes? Do you believe that this case study alone, or not having it available, could have prevented the security breach?

3. As the study highlights, there were numerous issues and failures that led to the complete security breach at Target. In your opinion, what was the single most critical failure in the whole chain of events that led to the final security breach? Please provide an explanation for your position as well

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1 Its true that there are lots of terms and jargons used in the case study most of which I had clue what they are while others didnt know anything about them I must admit that I made maximum use of th... View the full answer