Title: Identify a cybersecurity breach.
Course: Cybersecurity in Family and Consumer Sciences, Advanced (19299-II-36) > Section: Responding to Cybersecurity Compromises and Breaches

Identification should include

- definition of breach as unauthorized access to an organization’s network
- types of breaches
  - Social Security number (SSN)
  - credit card numbers
  - passwords
  - fake accounts
  - key loggers (i.e., type of system and data that was breached)
- indicators of a breach
  - system performance
  - an unusually high degree of activity
  - mysterious mouse movements or keystrokes.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What are the consequences of an information breach?
- How can information breaches be avoided?
- What follow-up measures are necessary when there has been an information breach?
- How can individuals and organizations mitigate further damage from an information breach?

Communication

- What 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 leadership influence 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?