ITS 455 CSU CareFirst Data Breach & Process Mining and the Audit Process Paper

Option #2: Cybercrime at a Health Insurance Organization

Cybercrime and information security breaches are a hot topic in the news today. When interacting with organizations, consumers are concerned with the privacy and security of the information they provide. Recent news reports show serious security breaches, sabotage, and even theft has occurred in both private and government institutions.

Assignment Instructions

Write a paper analyzing a recent cybercrime or security breach at a health insurance organization as reported by a reputable news source.

Describe the organization’s background.

Explain the nature of the cybercrime that occurred.

Describe methods and tools potentially used to investigate the cybercrime, particularly analysis, validation, and acquisition.

Analyze and describe details about the impact of the cybercrime including financial losses, number of individuals affected, and the effect on the reputation of the organization.

Analyze the organization’s incident response and if the incident was handled in an appropriate manner.

Your paper must meet the following requirements:

5/6 pages in length, not including the cover page and reference page.

Formatted according to the CSU Global Writing Center (Links to an external site.). Include an introduction, a body with fully developed paragraphs, and a conclusion.

Be clearly and well written using excellent grammar and style techniques. Be concise. Be logical. You are being graded in part on the quality of your writing.  If you need assistance with your writing style, visit the Writing Center (Links to an external site.), which is also accessible from the Library’s homepage.

Support your paper with at least two peer-reviewed, scholarly references. The CSU Global Library is a great place to find these resources.

Refer to the Critical Thinking Rubric below for more information on expectations for this assignment.====–===========

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Option #1: Process Mining and the Audit Process

Read the article, “Performing Tests of Internal Controls Using Process Mining (Links to an external site.)” for this assignment and respond accordingly.

Explain what process mining is and how it can be used in the IT audit process.

How does process mining compare to other audit methods? Include audit methods that you learned about during the course.

In your opinion, do you think process mining can eliminate or improve upon some of audit methods taught in this course—especially in terms of testing internal controls?

Would you recommend using process mining as part of an IT audit? Explain why or why not.

Reference:

Chiu, T., Brown-Liburd, H., & Vasarhelyi, M. A. (2019). Performing tests of internal controls using process mining. CPA Journal, 89(6), 54.