What was the cause of this security breach? Apparently, Target did not have proper network segregation which means …show more content…
Defense in depth is recommended in order to make it difficult for hackers to access the network, and easier for security staff to detect the invasion; since multiple layers of protection would be implemented. For instance, with the defense in depth, data would have not been accessed so easily or without any sort of alert (Vijayan, 2014). By the time the first, second, and third layers were accessed, information security staffs would be notified, and in addition, hackers would have been tired, trying to reach the intended destination. The control must be applied in both the technology and the employees as well; people charged to perform auditing, management of the system and mostly those in charge of incident response are supposed to be involved (Rachidel,