Page 1 of 1BackgroundIn the past several years, the list of companies whose internal systems have been hacked has grown rapidly. Unfortunately,

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Background

In the past several years, the list of companies whose internal systems have been hacked
has grown rapidly. Unfortunately, investment in security measures is only part of the answer.
To be effective, managers in charge of cybersecurity need to adjust their mindsets and
become as open and adaptive as possible. This MIT Sloan Management Review article
elaborates on why companies need to understand hackers’ tactics and mindsets, and how
to achieve these using a framework drawn from the knowledge and opinions of experts.

Instructions

Download the article from D2L à Content à Week 8 à Assignment 4 folder.

Submit your answers to article-related questions in D2L no later than Sunday Oct 27th, 11:30
p.m.

• Up to three pages
• Font: Calibri, Font Size: 11, Line Space: 1.0
• APA Citation Format (if needed)

Article-Related Questions

1. Why is it less common for today’s hackers to work independently?
2. Based on what you read in this article, how do you describe a hacker in terms of

personality traits and behavioral characteristics?
3. Why an experienced hacker will not attack a new system a company has just

activated? Isn’t a new system more vulnerable among various forms of attacks?
4. Summarize the discussed framework on the process that hackers employ to attack

an organization.
5. What have you learned from this article? As a future manager, what will you take

away from this article?

Grading

This assignment values 10 points of your grade.

**Use your critical thinking skills and discuss the questions from multiple perspectives. This
is NOT a short-answer assignment.

CSEC 340

Assignment 4: To Improve Cybersecurity, Think Like a
Hacker.

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