Nick Benson, an Employee of TJX, Reported Many Computer-Related Security

question 46

Short Answer

Nick Benson, an employee of TJX, reported many computer-related security problems at the firm prior to a massive computer-date security breach. He reported these verbally to TJX managers and also posted information about the breaches in an online security forum. Benson was acting as a(n) ____________________.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statement suggesting that there is no significant effect or difference in a given population, serving as a starting assumption for statistical significance testing.

Internal Growth Rate

The maximum rate at which a company can expand using only internally generated financing without resorting to external financing.

Return On Assets

A financial metric showing the profitability of a company in relation to its overall assets.