Title: E4: Security Breaches: A Comparative Analysis of Four Major Incidents

E4: SECURITY BREACHES: COMPARE & CONTRAST
INSTRUCTIONS:
Investigate the following security breaches (please explore other web sources as needed, these links are just to get you started):
1. Colonial Pipeline: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-04/hackers-breached-colonial-pipeline-using-compromised-passwordLinks to an external site.
2. SolarWinds/Government: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/giant-u-s-computer-security-breach-exploited-very-common-software/Links to an external site.
3. Equifax: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3444488/equifax-data-breach-faq-what-happened-who-was-affected-what-was-the-impact.htmlLinks to an external site.
4. Target: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/target-breach-what-happened-a-6312Links to an external site.
REQUIRED:
Write a short analysis of these security breaches.
Compare (what did they have in common?) and contrast (how were they different?) how the breaches occurred and the damage that was done (estimated cost?).
What advice would you give to the CEO or Board of Directors of each company?
Please input your response to Canvas.