Summary Week 1 Assignment.docx Running head: CYBERSECURITY BREACH 1 BUSN320 Cybersecurity Breach American Public University BUSN320: Principles of E Business Cybersecurity Breach

Week 1 A Running head: CYBERSECURITY BREACH 1 BUSN320 Cybersecurity Breach American Public University BUSN320: Principles of E Business Cybersecurity Breach Since the beginning of œE-business , and really all document/information collecting via the internet, the threat of information theft and cybersecurity breach has been lurking in the background. The internet is a much frailer resource, although extremely helpful, than most probably imagine. To emphasize that, Purpsec officials state that œcybercrime as a whole has increased by 600% since the beginning of the pandemic [COVID-19]. (Firch, J., Firch, J., Allen, R., & Allen, J. (2021, April 29))  The drastic increase in cybercrime was largely due to the effects that COVID-19 had on societies workforce, specifically working remotely. While several businesses h