Professional Homework
Learning Objective
1. Define ethical issues related to information technology and identify major types of controls that organizations can use to protect their information resources.
2. Explain the processes of querying a relational database and define Big Data and explain its basic characteristics. Compare and contrast the major types of networks.
3. Discuss the business decisions involved in acquiring new applications. Consider the different stages of a system development life cycle.
Investigate the Sony PlayStation Network hack that occurred in April 2011. Then, in a 2 to 4 pages, written report with a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources, address the following concepts by providing in-depth analysis and details:
1. What type of attack was it?
2. Was the success of the attack due to technology problems at Sony, management problems at Sony, or a combination of both? Provide specific examples to support your answer.
3. Which Sony controls failed?
4. Could the hack have been prevented? If so, how?
5. Discuss Sony's response to the hack.
6. Describe the damages that Sony incurred from the hack.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.