Protecting Customer Data

Online commerce is becoming a major part of the American economy. According to a recent article in Forbes, last year online shopping accounted for 10% of retail purchases. Last year Sont, Home Depot and Target reported major data breaches that affected many customers. Read the following article on the incident with Target.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/paularosenblum/2014/01/17/the-target-data-breach-is-becoming-a-nightmare/

 On January 12 of this year, President Obama proposed a new series of data laws to protect consumers from data theft. According the the President, this is problem that is costing billions of dollars each year. Read the following article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/12/us-usa-obama-cybersecurity-idUSKBN0KL0EI20150112


Assignment: 

1. Create a Google Document titled Consumer Data.
2. Format your paper in 12 point Times New Roman, double spaced text
3. Share your document with edit rights.
4. Answer the following questions in complete sentences:

•  In the previous article. the President mentions barring educational software companies from selling student's data to other companies. Since these firms provide many services to students at no charge, how might this affect their business model? Do you agree or disagree with the President's proposal? Explain your answer.

Read the following article on the President's proposal:

 http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2015-state-of-the-union/sotu-will-obamas-cybersecurity-proposals-actually-protect-you-n289826

• What methods do cyber security firms use to protect consumer data. How might the proposed laws make their job more difficult?

Rubric:

Grammar usage and Punctuation 3 points
Formatting 3 points
Completeness of your answer 4 points
Total- 10 points.