While not all data breaches are publicized, many make national and worldwide news. Others are reported locally. Many news outlets in the IT industry post regular updates on recent attacks so IT professionals can keep updated on the types of attacks that are currently trending. Reading this information also serves as a constant reminder to stay vigilant and keep working to improve network security.

Do some research online to read about recent attacks on computer networks and security breaches that successfully exposed protected data. Respond to the following questions:

• Why do you think it's important to read about very recent network data breaches?
• What is a recent data breach that caught your attention? What's interesting to you about this breach?
• What techniques were used to successfully complete the attack? What can you learn about network security from this exploit?