Description:
It was discovered recently that the main airport in Kiev, Ukraine had been hacked. According to the report, the attack seemed to have come from a server located in Russia. This isn’t the first time this has happened as the article discusses another attack that took place on December 23, 2015, in which Russians supposedly attacked Ukrainian power companies. At this point, the Ukrainian Government is conducting an investigation in order to find out the cause of the attack and what efforts they can put in place to stop these attacks from occurring in the future.
How it relates to class:
In class, we have been learning about agile project management. Within the agile system, there is constant communication and iteration. If the system architect and his team were to leverage the agile methodology to create a more foolproof network, they possibly could have prevented this attack. In addition, they could also use the agile development cycle in order to fix their network in the future.
How relates to MIS Professionals:
This article is a good example of how MIS professionals can, unfortunately, fail to monitor their systems effectively and prevent attacks from happening. In this case, the purported Russian hackers identified and analyzed the servers within the Ukrainian airport in order to successfully hack into the system. The article is not clear whether this attack was at the fault of poor security put in place by the system administrator or if proper measures were implemented beforehand. If the former is true, this means the airport system admin was negligent and not following industry best-practices.
Interesting article, but where is the link?
ReplyDeleteNot sure the connection between the hack of the airport in Kiev and Agile management. Stick to the article and its implications, rather than drawing implications to other areas of the class. And there is still no link.
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