Title: Identify a cybersecurity breach.
Course: Cybersecurity in Family and Consumer Sciences, Advanced (19299-II) > Section: Responding to Cybersecurity Compromises and Breaches

Identification includes

- definition of breach as unauthorized access to an organization’s network
- types of breaches (i.e., type of system and data that was breached)
- indicators of a breach.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What is the consequence of an information breach?
- How can information breaches be avoided?

Communication

- What effective communication methods can be used to minimize the possibility of an information breach?
- Why is the timeliness of communicating cybersecurity breaches important?

Leadership

- How can effective leadership affect a company’s rebound from a breach?
- What leadership strategies are effective in minimizing the damage caused by a cybersecurity breach?

Management

- How does decision making affect the outcome of a cybersecurity breach?
- What are some consequences of not addressing a breach in a timely manner?