Assignment:
Throughout the last several weeks you've learned about the importance of protecting personal information, industry-specific laws, and also state-level legislation. For the discussion this week, please conduct independent research and consider the following questions:
1. Why are data breaches happening?
2. What countermeasures should organizations put into place to mitigate this risk?
3. What does an organization have to do when notifying citizens/customers of a data breach? Site case or legal examples.