ACC 564 Week 4 Assignment 2 – Strayer
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Assignment 2: Hacking the AIS
Due
Week 4 and worth 240 points
In
today’s technology environment, hackers present a substantial risk to a firm’s
accounting or business system. As the result of these attacks, firms suffer
huge losses, ranging from financial losses to losses in confidence by
consumers, creditors, and suppliers. Firms may have made a significant
investment in financial and non-financial resources to secure these systems.
For
this assignment, research the Internet or Strayer databases for information
related to business systems that have been hacked.
Write
a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:
- Based on
the information you researched, evaluate the level of responsibility of
the company in terms of the effectiveness of the response to the security
breach. Provide support for your rationale.
- Imagine
that the company that you researched uses a third-party accounting system.
Assess the level of responsibility of the software provider to both the
business and its clients. Provide support for your rationale.
- Create an
argument for additional regulation as a preventative measure against
businesses being hacked. Provide support for your argument.
- Provide at
least three (3) recommendations for businesses to secure their systems and
assets from hackers. Provide support for your recommendation.
- Use at
least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality
resources.
Your
assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Be typed,
double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins
on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific
format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
- Include a
cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the
professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the
reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The
specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Examine control and security concepts related to accounting
information systems to ensure data integrity and safety.
·
Use
technology and information resources to research issues in accounting
information systems.
- Write
clearly and concisely about accounting information systems using proper
writing mechanics.
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