Assignment 1: Appropriate Incidence Response Identify a case study in which a company had a security incident and prepare a public response. An example is the 2012 LinkedIn password hack, which caused the leakage of millions of users passwords stored in a file on the internet. Individuals who used the same password for LinkedIn as they did for other sites were scrambling to change passwords. While public relations (PR) personnel may be hoping to downplay the incident, legal teams often want disclosure of what happened to avoid being sued later on if hacked passwords are used for malicious activity. Submission Details: By , in a minimum of 250 words, post to the your response to the following: Your response should rely upon at least two sources from professional literaturearticles from peer-reviewed journals and relevant textbooks. Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA format); and use accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Through , respond to at least two of your classmates posts. While responding, draw comparisons between the examples you provided and the examples submitted by your classmates and provide a rationale for the comparisons. Discussion Grading Criteria and Rubric All discussion assignments in this course will be graded using a rubric. This assignment is worth 40 points. Download the discussion rubric and carefully read it to understand the expectations.
