Protecting organizational assets and information within the company has become a top priority for many organizational leaders .
Review the article titled “ Missed Alarms and 40 Million Stolen Credit Card Numbers : How Target Blew It ”, located here .
Write a four to six ( 4-6 ) page paper in which you :
Determine the fundamental challenges that organizations face in general in regard to protecting organizational assets and information .
Specify the red flag ( s ) that Target overlooked or ignored before the retail attack and give your opinion as to why Target overlooked or ignored the red flag ( s ).
Determine the main actions that Target took after the breach occurred and evaluate the efficiency of such actions .
Conclude the main reasons why the attack on Target occurred . Give your opinion as to whether or not the attack was mainly due to the poor infrastructure or the inability of management to act accordingly . Justify your response .
Use at least three ( 3 ) quality references . Note : Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources .
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements :
Be typed , double spaced , using Times New Roman font ( size 12 ), with one-inch margins on all sides ; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format . Check with your professor for any additional instructions .