After carefully utilizing the reading material above. Write a qualitative risk assessment report. Your risk assessment should include all discovered vulnerabilities and a qualitative risk assessment.

ATLANTA, November 6, 2014 -- The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer, today disclosed additional findings related to the recent breach of its payment data systems. The findings are the result of weeks of investigation by The Home Depot, in cooperation with law enforcement and the company's third-party IT security experts. Additional Investigation Details Disclosed In addition to details previously released, the investigation to date has determined the following: Criminals used a third-party vendor's user name and password to enter the perimeter of Home Depot's network. These stolen credentials alone did not provide direct access to the company's point-of-sale devices. . The hackers then acquired elevated rights that allowed them to navigate portions of Home Depot's network and to deploy unique, custom-built malware on its self-checkout systems in the U.S. and Canada. In addition to the previously disclosed payment card data, separate files containing approximately 53 million email addresses were also taken during the breach. These files did not contain passwords, payment card information or other sensitive personal information. The company is notifying affected customers in the US and Canada. Customers should be on guard against phishing scams, which are designed to trick customers into providing personal information in response to phony emails. Information about how to avoid phishing and other email scams is available by typing https://www.onguardonline gov/articles/0003-phishing into your web browser.