Final assessment BAS51 A 15 Nov
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DIMENSIONS OF THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY BAS51 A
PART A : CASE STUDY (15 marks)
Cyber-attack at fashion website affects 39 million individuals' data.
In September 2018, SHEIN disclosed that they had suffered a "sophisticated" cyber-
attack that had exposed the private information of 6.4 million customers. The company explained that hackers infiltrated their servers through "back door entry points which were later closed and removed".
The exposed information consisted of customers' email addresses and encrypted password credentials for individuals who registered on the company's website.
In October 2022, the parent company was fined $1.9 million by the New York attorney general for failing to maintain reasonable security measures to protect customers’ data and for failing to notify 32.5 million customers of the breach of their information.
Reflect on the above case, please answer the following questions:
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What role does ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) play in Knowledge Management?
2.
Discuss the importance of data security in Knowledge Management.
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What are the preventions that SHEIN should consider going forward to protect
its database and to anticipate any similar attack?
4.
Define Utilitarianism ethical theory and provide at least two examples related to the organization chosen. Why do knowledge management practices need an ethical dimension?
PART B : REPORT (15 marks)
You are appointed in November 2023 as Knowledge Officer and are required to review the cyber-attack impact on your organization. The student can choose from the list of the companies below:
Latitude
Optus
Medibank
ProctorU
Australian National University
Service NSW
Your report should include the following:
Title Page
Table of Contents
Executive Summary, one page summary contains the key findings of the report.
Section 1: Introduction and background to the company
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Introduction to the company being analysed – including examples, RELEVANT history, current market, data types and size. •
SWOT analysis of the organization in the Australian market.
Section 2: Analysis of the cyber attack
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Summary of what happened related to the attack, including listing the losses the company incurred after the attack.
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Cyber security plan available at the time of the attack .
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Any changes the company made post the attack.
Section 3: Security governance
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Overview of the six cyber security governance steps in the organization.
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Detailed risk management plan to apply during a future attack.
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As a knowledge officer, what should you know about cyber security and what strategies should you apply to enhance it in your organization?
Reference List
PART C: PRESENTATION (10 marks)
The student to develop a creative file to present considering the risk management plan developed. There is no limitation of how creative students
can be, as they have the choice to choose to create a Power Point slides, a video, or any other relevant tool.
The student will be allowed 10 to 15 minutes to present to the lecturer.
Submission Details
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Part A and B to be submitted in a WORD document, font being Arial 12pt and double spacing used.
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Students to use Harvard style referencing.
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Softcopy to be uploaded Turnitin via the Moodle link of Part A ,Part B
and Part C.
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Deadline of submission is Week 12, 20
th
of November, 2023.
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Word limit: Part A and Part B 2000 words (±10%) (excluding reference list).
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Student will present individually the assessment on the 22
nd
of November 2023 during class time. The lecture will confirm timing slots to each student. -
Students need to present their assessment on the set day to be marked; students failing to attend the presentation slot allocated to them will be marked as 0 even if their work was submitted in Moodle.
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