Today, there are many threats to information systems and the information contained on servers by customers and employees. Organizations face major privacy issues due to hackers, employees, natural disasters, and other threats. Certain privacy issues may pose a risk to the sporting goods store and warrant the CEO's concerns. There are security risks and enforcement laws that govern privacy risks. Security measures can be implemented by organizations to mitigate risks related to private information. Organizations face major privacy issues when it comes to working with employee and customer information. Customers often purchase items online from stores and the store provides the ability to store payment information and other private customer information such as names, address, phone number, login name, password and other information the organization may need. The organization also maintains employee records on servers, such as names, addresses, phone numbers, social security and other information. Attackers attempt to break into organizations' networks to steal this information which can be sold to others who use it for identity theft. Threats to private information are malware such as viruses, keyloggers, middlemen, and more that could steal or transmit private information. A denial of service (DoS) attack poses another privacy threat in that it can prevent others from accessing a server while the attacker steals or damages information on the server. For example, according to Schreiver (2011), the PlayStation Network hack potentially puts the credit cards of approximately 70 million people at risk (Schreiver, 2011). Another threat to private information is employees...... middle of paper ...... on security will help mitigate risks to private information. Works Cited Easttom, C. (2006). Network defense and countermeasures. (p. 78). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. Grama, A. (2011). Legal issues in information security. (p. 174).Burlington, MA: Jones & Barlett Learning.Lineberry, S. (2007, November). The human element: the weakest link in information security. Retrieved from http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2007/Nov/TheHumanElementTheWeakestLinkInInformationSecurity.htmSchreiver, J. (2011, April 25). Playstation network hack leaves credit card information at risk. Retrieved from http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/04/playstation-network-hacked/Whitney, L. (December 19, 2013). Target: Hack could have reached 40 million accounts. Retrieved from http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57616088-83/target-hack-may-have-hit-40-million-accounts/