Homework: Point-of-Sale (POS) Attacks
Overview
Suppose you are an information security officer for a consulting firm that implements, secures, investigates, and supports POS for small and medium retail businesses. Read the article If You Shopped at These 16 Stores in the Last Year, Your Data Might Have Been Stolen. Choose two stores from the list and use the Strayer University Library to research the specific attack or breach.
Instructions
Write 3 to 5 pages paper in which you:
a. Summarize the selected attacks, providing details on the breaches' effects.
b. Identify the common purpose of attacks on POS systems.
c. Assess how and why these POS systems have become a prime target for hacking groups.
d. Examine the forensics challenges that exist for investigations on POS systems.
e. Integrate into the homework at least three quality professional and/or academic resources, written within the past five years.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. 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.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this homework is:
a. Assess the forensics challenges that exist for investigations.