Project Part 4 Web Application Vulnerabilities and Motivations for Attack 
Project Part 4: Web Application Vulnerabilities and Motivations for Attack
Scenario
UNFO traditionally has been a brick-and-mortar retailer, and the management has experiences of associated business risks such as employee theft and shoplifting. However, as the organization moves into the e-commerce model, new risks will be introduced to the organization. As the information security analyst, it will be your role to summarize the business impact of these new risks, the motivating factors that one may have to exploit vulnerabilities, and how the risks can be mitigated.
Tasks
Prepare an executive summary report for presentation to the senior management to assist the team in understanding IT security risks associated with an e-commerce model. Additionally, the senior management team will need to use the report as guidance for determining a budget allocation for hiring new IT professionals. Through the given scenario of UNFO, identify the weaknesses and vulnerabilities associated with the proposed Web platform. To do so, you must:
1. Research and classify common weaknesses and attacks associated with e-commerce and social networking applications.
2. Identify the motivation for potential attacks.
3. Identify the roles such as System administrator, developer, security engineer, and quality assurance analyst for each classification.
4. Explain the business impacts of a successful exploit on a Web application’s weakness.
Summarize the importance of identifying weaknesses and motivation for attacks early in the development or implementation process.
Deliverables and format:
Submit your answer in a Microsoft Word document in not more than two pages.
Font: Arial 10 point size
Line Spacing: Double
Scenario
UNFO traditionally has been a brick-and-mortar retailer, and the management has experiences of associated business risks such as employee theft and shoplifting. However, as the organization moves into the e-commerce model, new risks will be introduced to the organization. As the information security analyst, it will be your role to summarize the business impact of these new risks, the motivating factors that one may have to exploit vulnerabilities, and how the risks can be mitigated.
Tasks
Prepare an executive summary report for presentation to the senior management to assist the team in understanding IT security risks associated with an e-commerce model. Additionally, the senior management team will need to use the report as guidance for determining a budget allocation for hiring new IT professionals. Through the given scenario of UNFO, identify the weaknesses and vulnerabilities associated with the proposed Web platform. To do so, you must:
1. Research and classify common weaknesses and attacks associated with e-commerce and social networking applications.
2. Identify the motivation for potential attacks.
3. Identify the roles such as System administrator, developer, security engineer, and quality assurance analyst for each classification.
4. Explain the business impacts of a successful exploit on a Web application’s weakness.
Summarize the importance of identifying weaknesses and motivation for attacks early in the development or implementation process.
Deliverables and format:
Submit your answer in a Microsoft Word document in not more than two pages.
Font: Arial 10 point size
Line Spacing: Double