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1115 Lab Cybersecurity Case Studies

This document provides background information and objectives for a cybersecurity case study lab. Students are asked to research and analyze four high-profile cyber attacks: the Home Depot and Target credit card breaches, the Stuxnet virus, and the Sony Pictures Entertainment hack. For one of these attacks, students must answer questions about who was affected, the technologies used, timeline of the attack, systems targeted, the attackers' motivations, and the attack outcome. The goal is for students to learn about real-world cyber attacks and cybersecurity threats through case study analysis.

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1115 Lab Cybersecurity Case Studies

This document provides background information and objectives for a cybersecurity case study lab. Students are asked to research and analyze four high-profile cyber attacks: the Home Depot and Target credit card breaches, the Stuxnet virus, and the Sony Pictures Entertainment hack. For one of these attacks, students must answer questions about who was affected, the technologies used, timeline of the attack, systems targeted, the attackers' motivations, and the attack outcome. The goal is for students to learn about real-world cyber attacks and cybersecurity threats through case study analysis.

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Objectives
Research and analyze cyber security incidents

Background / Scenario
Governments, businesses, and individual users are increasingly the targets of
cyberattacks and experts predict that these attacks are likely to increase in the future.
Cybersecurity education is a top international priority as high-profile cyber-security
related incidents raise the fear that attacks could threaten the global economy. The
Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates that the cost of cybercrime to
the global economy is more than $400 billion annually and in the United State alone as
many as 3000 companies had their systems compromised in 2013. In this lab you will
study four high profile cyberattacks and be prepared to discuss the who, what, why and
how of each attack.

Required Resources
PC or mobile device with Internet access

Step 1: Conduct search of high profile cyberattacks.


a. Using your favorite search engine conduct a search for each of the cyberattacks listed
below. Your search will likely turn up multiple results ranging from news articles to
technical articles.

Home Depot Security Breach


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Target Credit Card Breach
The Stuxnet Virus
Sony Pictures Entertainment Hack

Note: You can use the web browser in virtual machine installed in a previous lab to
research the hack. By using the virtual machine, you may prevent malware from being
installed on your computer.

b. Read the articles found from your search in step 1a and be prepared to discuss and
share your research on the who, what, when, where, and why of each attack.

Step 2: Write an analysis of a cyberattack.


Select one of the high-profile cyberattacks from step 1a and write an analysis of the
attack that includes answers to the questions below.

a. Who were the victims of the attacks?


__________________________________________________________

b. What technologies and tools were used in the attack?


___________________________________________________________

c. When did the attack happen within the network?


____________________________________________________________

d. What systems were targeted?


____________________________________________________________

e. What was the motivation of the attackers in this case? What did they hope to achieve?
_____________________________________________________________

f. What was the outcome of the attack? (stolen data, ransom, system damage, etc.)
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