My research paper is on EQUIFAX DATA BREACH For the final project, you are requi

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My research paper is on EQUIFAX DATA BREACH

For the final project, you are required to identify and research a publicized security breach that occurred within the last five years. You will research, analyze, and report on what aspects of perimeter and other security went wrong, what industry accepted protocols were not followed, and the short and long term impact on the company and the industry as a whole.

GUIDELINES

You should research and identify one publicized breach that occurred within the last five years. Your research on this breach should include but is not limited to:

• Background

Business name and history (short version)

Industry

Hardware/software/applications involved (if available)

Timing (Was this relevant, as with the Target breach?)

• Breach/Compromise

Attacker’s methodology

System(s) attacked

• Exfiltration

Data/information exfiltrated?

What data?

Amount of data?

o How was this exfiltrated? (This may not be available.)

• Potential Effects to the Persons Involved

For example, credit monitoring, fraud, and so forth

• Impact to the Business

Rapport with the business community

Lawsuits

Civil (consumers suing)

Civil (commercial entities [e.g., banks] suing)

Civil (government [e.g., FTC with Wyndham Hotel lawsuit])

• Lessons Learned

What could the affected business have done differently?

Why did they not follow industry standards, if applicable?

Your final paper should follow the general guidelines below.

• Your final project paper should be 4 to 6 pages in length (1000 to 1650 words), excluding the title page and reference section.

• You should follow APA citation format and include at least three references.

• Your paper should be well developed and convey your understanding of the readings and concepts.

Explanation / Answer

1. I agree with ethical imperialism. There is a right and wrong, whether we agree about what is right and wrong. Some things are always right and some things are always wrong irrespective of time, places and people.

·This helps us to evaluate decisions on objective basis without bias

·There are universal values which are common for all. Morality isn’t about individual or group preferences

·Prevents abuse of ethical standards by crooked men and by men without sufficient intelligence of amoral reasoning (Kohlberg’s theory of moral reasoning- some men fail to achieve the desired level of moral reasoning due to their inherent incapability)

2. I did not choose Ethical relativism- ethical relativism states that what is right is whatever one's society holds it right. Every society has different beliefs, assumptions, and values and it is objectively right or wrong.

Benefits:

·Respect and tolerance for diversity offer a harmonious society.

·Prevents one society forcing their superiority over others which happens in reality when we try to force universal ethical standards

·Inspire of arguments, morals are about assumptions, beliefs, and values, but they can never achieve the status of facts. Hence they are always prone to change. Relativism helps to promote variety of cultures

3.

Ethical imperialism and relativism can be combined with effective decision making

We can have a basic template for following ethical behavior using imperialism which says that those ethics remain same for all. This helps us to offer a fair distributive justice to all standing behind core human values. It also helps to prevent someone from performing a morally incorrect act.

At the same time, we will reflect upon using Ethical relativism to adjust our decision making base on place and culture.   

4. Both imperialism and relativism can be combined together for management and decision making by understanding and incorporating the following protocols:

·Respect for core human values

·Time and place may not matter but context matters when making whether something is ethical or not

·Respect for local values, culture, and practices

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