Case Study Assignment: POS Attacks
Suppose you are a security director for a consulting firm that implements, secures, investigates, and supports point-of-sale (POS) for small and medium businesses (SMBs) in the retail industry.
Read the article titled, "If you shopped at these 16 stores in the last year, your data might have been stolen" by DENNIS GREEN. Choose 2 stores from the list and research the specific attack or breach.
Write a paper in which you:
1. Summarize the attacks, providing details on the effects of the breach.
2. Identify the common purpose of attacks on point-of-sale (POS) systems.
3. Assess why and how these POS systems have become a prime target for hacking groups.
4. Examine the forensics challenges that exist for investigations on POS systems.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, 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 assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.