Description
This assignment provides you with an opportunity to read an article(s) about the eBay cyber-attack while also examining how security measures impact the customer experience. Locate an article(s) that describes the eBay cyberattack. Read the article(s), and then draft a two-page paper to address each of the following:
-Briefly describe the threat (or attack).
-Briefly describe eBay
-Could the threat have been prevented by utilizing the steps of the security life cycle model? Why, or why not?
-Does the eBay sacrifice any form of customer service by implementing security measures? Explain.
-Visit eBay site for a brief moment. As a consumer, did you feel that your information and/or any exchange of funds would be secure? Explain your initial impression.
Use APA style to format the paper. All source material must be referenced (paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations).
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: EBAY’S CYBER ATTACK
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EBay’s Cyber Attack
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EBAY’S CYBER ATTACK
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Cyber-attacks have become quite common due to the technological advancement that has
swept through the industrial sector of most nations. On business organizations, the effects can be
detrimental as these are unions that keep delicate data and have a very large number of financial
processes. In one way or the other, the customers to an organization are greatly affected in the
event of a cyber-attack. The customers’ previous joyous interactions with the organization can be
easily forgotten as they deal with the stress that comes with having to take part in measures that
are aimed at protecting the information they entrusted to an organization against cyber-attacks.
In the year 2014 between February and March, eBay, a company that de...