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In today’s technology environment, hackers present a substantial risk
to a firm’s accounting or business system. As the result of these
attacks, firms suffer huge losses, ranging from financial losses to
losses in confidence by consumers, creditors, and suppliers. Firms
may have made a significant investment in financial and non-financial
resources to secure these systems.
For this assignment, research the Internet or databases for information
related to business systems that have been hacked.
Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:
Based on the information you researched, evaluate the level of
responsibility of the company in terms of the effectiveness of the
response to the security breach. Provide support for your rationale.
Imagine that the company that you researched uses a third-party
accounting system. Assess the level of responsibility of the software
provider to both the business and its clients. Provide support for your
rationale.
Create an argument for additional regulation as a preventative
measure against businesses being hacked. Provide support for your
argument.
Provide at least three (3) recommendations for businesses to secure
their systems and assets from hackers. Provide support for your
recommendation.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note:
Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times Roman font (size 12), with
one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow