What Is the Key Takeaway from the Heartland Breach

question 60

Short Answer

What is the key takeaway from the Heartland breach?
a. Even widely-used open source software is vulnerable.
b. Compliance does not equal security and firms that have passed multiple compliance audits may still remain vulnerable.
c. SSL public-key encrpytion can be hacked.
d. GitHub is a horrible place to store widely-used code.
e. Firms that fail to employ ISO 27000 will remain vulnerable.

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Social

Relating to society or its organization; pertaining to activities involving interaction with other people.

Valence

The value to the individual of various work outcomes.

Equity Theory

A theory of motivation that suggests individuals assess their job satisfaction based on the ratio of inputs to outcomes and compare it to the perceived ratio of others.

Expectancy Theory

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