CRISIS CASE STUDY: Equifax and the Data Breach
This assignment is an individual assignment.
This assignment requires you to:
• Firstly, using a crisis case study of your choice, critically evaluate the various stages of the crisis (i.e. pre-crisis, crisis and post-crisis phases) and develop, with the aid of a flowchart, a timeline of events across the three crisis stages. • Secondly, drawing on appropriate theories and examples, provide a scholarly assessment as to whether the incident was either ‘predictable’ or perhaps largely ‘unavoidable’.
This assignment is designed to assess the following learning outcomes:
• Identify, evidence and diagnose the impact and dynamics of business and organisational interruptions
• Understand the dynamic process of crisis development and systematically analyse vulnerabilities
• Identify, quantify and prioritise risks whilst recognising the limitations of risk management
• Critically evaluate the content and context of business continuity plans
• Demonstrate decision making skills in simulated crises situations