authors, privacy and security

According to the authors, privacy and security go hand in hand; and hence, privacy cannot be protected without implementing proper security controls and technologies. Today, organizations must make not only reasonable efforts to offer protection of privacy of data, but also must go much further as privacy breaches are damaging to its customers, reputation, and potentially could put the company out of business. As we continue learning from our various professional areas of practice, its no doubt that breaches have become an increasing concern to many businesses and their future operations.

For this discussion, find an example of a security breach which compromised data records at a company in the same industry as you will be using in your final paper. Summarize the breach, discuss the data that was lost and identify security controls that you would recommend be in place (be certain to remember to cite sources) that could have prevented this breach from occurring. Remember to critical respond appropriately to two other leaners for full points.

In the past, data breaches were unheard of and were scandalous for companies that fell prey to cybercriminals. However, these breaches have become more familiar with more companies publicly acknowledging breaches and taking actions to secure their systems and customers’ data and privacy. One of the most notable examples of the most significant data breaches is one executed on Canva, a graphic design online platform. Canva allows users to access free and paid templates to create images for personal and professional graphic design. The breach occurred in May 2019, and Canva felt the effects up to seven months later in 2020. According to Canva (2021), hackers viewed 134 million users’ information, including paying customers’ payment records. The hackers first acknowledged the breach using popular online sites causing Canva to respond by accepting the breach and giving more details about it.

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