The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
provides an extensive amount of information, resources, and
guidance on IT and information security topics. The Federal
Information Security Management Act (FISMA) provides standards and
guidelines for establishing information security within federal
systems. However, there have been, and continues to be, numerous
security incidents including data breaches within federal systems.
Review the information about FISMA at the NIST Website, located at
http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SMA/fisma/index.html. Additionally,
review the information, located at
http://www.govtech.com/blogs/lohrmann-on-cybersecurity/Dark-Clouds-Over-Technology-042212.html,
about the data breaches within government systems.
Select one (1) of the data breaches mentioned to conduct a
case analysis, or select another based on your research, and
research more details about that incident to complete the following
assignment requirements.
Write a three to five (3-5) page paper on your selected case
in which you:
1.Describe the data breach incident and the primary causes of
the data breach.
2.Analyze how the data breach could have been prevented with
better adherence to and compliance with regulatory requirements and
guidelines, including management controls; include an explanation
of the regulatory requirement (such as from FISMA, HIPAA, or
others).
3.Assess if there are deficiencies in the regulatory
requirements and whether they need to be changed, and how they need
to be changed, to mitigate further data breach incidents.
4.Use at least three (3) quality resources in this
assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as
quality resources.
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