Information Security Incident Noodles Companys...

Information Security Incident Noodles Company’s payment system’s integrity has been breached (Reuters, 2016). The data breach has affected both credit and debit cards used at some specific locations of the firm (Reuters, 2016). Subsequently, some reports highlight that the company has not been able to figure out the extent of the data breach that took away the customers’ sensitive information; it has also been mentioned that this data theft has mainly affected users who used their cards between Jan. 31 and June 2, 2016 (Reuters, 2016). Noodles Company is a fast food restaurant chain operator established in 1995 (About, 2016). The company offers noodle dishes, salads, sandwiches and soups all in a single location (restaurant) (About,†¦show more content†¦Event Impact and Risks Information security refers to confidentiality (accessible only to authorized individuals), availability (available when requested by an authorized person), and integrity (only authorized removal or alteration of information) of information (Yngstrom and Carlsen, 1997). And information security is required to retain a balance between various users of information (Kranakis et al., 2008). Such protocols have been violated by Noodles Company as the theft of credit and debit card information has jeopardized the customers’ sensitive financial information. Noodles Company’s payment system was targeted (Reuters, 2016). In their attempt, the hackers tried and accessed to the company’s payment system. This access enabled the hackers to access the financial information of the company’s customers. Subsequently, it cannot be denied that the hackers may have used the customers’ debit and credit card information for drawing money from the customers or they may have sold to any anonymous third party. In other words, this access has made private and sensitive information a public or sellable item in the black market. Additionally, many customers may have lost hundreds of dollars. Noodles Company commenced investigating in May when it found strange