EAC3214 – Accounting Information Systems Information Technology (IT) Failures Paper and Presentation

Directions:
Identify an information technology (IT) failure impacting financial/accounting data in a company
within the last five years. The IT failure must have resulted from either poor information security,
external cyberattacks, breach of information, inside jobs to manipulate/steal information, lack of
regulatory compliance, etc. Then, address the following:
1. Summarize the IT failure, and provide brief background information about the company affected.
2. List the related information systems/technology controls that could have prevented and/or detected
the failure. Explain your reasoning.
3. How would the controls you listed above have helped safeguard the confidentiality, integrity, and
availability (also referred to as C.I.A.) of data? Hint: define C.I.A. first, then address the question.
4. As an IS Counselor/Advisor/Auditor, what other suggestions, recommendations, and/or
improvements would you communicate to Management and the Board of Directors of the company
affected?
5. List the References used.
Parameters: Submission Guidelines and Format:
 Present your work in a brief (7-10 pages) MS Word paper.
 Create a PowerPoint presentation to illustrate your paper as though you were presenting it in person.
 Copy and paste your paper into the Notes area of the PowerPoint presentation with the appropriate
text accompanying the slide you would be showing if you were presenting that part of the paper. The
entire paper should be included in the presentation, but you are not required to create more than six
slides.
 Be sure the work is your own and that any sources you use are properly cited and included in the
References section.
 To guide your work, imagine you are communicating your results to the Board of Directors of a
company.

EAC3214 – Accounting Information Systems  Information Technology (IT) Failures Paper and Presentation  

Directions:  Identify an information technology (IT) failure impacting financial/accounting data in a company within the last five years. The IT failure must have resulted from either poor information security, external cyberattacks, breach of information, inside jobs to manipulate/steal information, lack of regulatory compliance, etc. Then, address the following: 1. Summarize the IT failure, and provide brief background information about the company affected. 2. List the related information systems/technology controls that could have prevented and/or detected the failure. Explain your reasoning. 3. How would the controls you listed above have helped safeguard the confidentiality, integrity, and availability (also referred to as C.I.A.) of data? Hint: define C.I.A. first, then address the question. 4. As an IS Counselor/Advisor/Auditor, what other suggestions, recommendations, and/or improvements would you communicate to Management and the Board of Directors of the company affected? 5. List the References used. Parameters:  Submission Guidelines and Format:  Present your work in a brief (7-10 pages) MS Word paper.  Create a PowerPoint presentation to illustrate your paper as though you were presenting it in person.  Copy and paste your paper into the Notes area of the PowerPoint presentation with the appropriate text accompanying the slide you would be showing if you were presenting that part of the paper. The entire paper should be included in the presentation, but you are not required to create more than six slides.  Be sure the work is your own and that any sources you use are properly cited and included in the References section.  To guide your work, imagine you are communicating your results to the Board of Directors of a company.   Post your presentation on the Week 6 discussion board and submit your paper to the digital drop box by 11:59 p.m. ET on Sunday of Week 6.  The discussions in Weeks 7 and 8 will center on the presentations posted in Week 6  A significant portion of your grade for this project may be the result of comments posted by your peers