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# Case Studies Library
**Case Study 1: Financial Institution Risk Assessment (Chapter 3)**
A bank deploys GenAI for credit risk models. Full application of all 7 ARMA Principles (accountability through disposition) produced improved accuracy, regulatory approval, and fewer bias complaints.
**Case Study 2: Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack (2025) (Chapter 4)**
Attackers exploited remote access without MFA, stole 6 TB of data affecting 192 million people, and caused $2.3 billion in recovery costs. Key IG failures: inadequate third-party risk assessment, delayed detection, and poor oversight of legacy systems.
**Case Study 3: AI Model Bias in a Financial Institution (2026) (Chapter 4)**
Biased loan-approval model led to EU AI Act fines. Highlighted need for high-quality training data, bias detection, and human review.
**Case Study 4: Third-Party Vendor Breach in Retail (2026) (Chapter 4)**
Loyalty-program vendor compromise exposed customer data. Demonstrated importance of vendor security assessments and contractual controls.
**Case Study 5: Cloud Misconfiguration in a Government Agency (2026) (Chapter 4)**
Exposed sensitive documents due to inconsistent configuration. Led to new policies, training, and automated scanning.
**Case Study 6: E-Discovery Failure Due to Unmanaged Collaboration Data (Chapter 7)**
Teams chats were missed during litigation hold and auto-deleted. Fix: Include collaboration tools in hold scoping and use technical holds.
**Case Study 7: Legal Hold Success with Measurable Compliance (Chapter 7)**
Bank used targeted holds, questionnaires, and a central dashboard with escalation. Achieved full audit compliance.
**Case Study 8: AI-Generated Evidence and Chain-of-Custody Dispute (Chapter 7)**
AI-assisted memo challenged for hallucinations and missing provenance. Fix: Preserve prompts, model versions, and require documented human review.
**Case Study 9: AI System Privacy Failure (Chapter 10)**
GenAI customer-service assistant leaked personal data via inference. Root causes: unmasked training data, no differential privacy.
**Case Study 10: Zero-Trust Implementation Success (Chapter 10)**
Healthcare provider segmented EHR, enforced MFA and continuous checks. Blocked lateral movement in a phishing attack.
**Case Study 11: Global Compliance Challenge (Multinational SaaS) (Chapter 10)**
SaaS provider faced GDPR, LGPD, DPDP, PIPL, and SCC gaps. Solved with encryption, DPO registration, and unified IG framework.
**Case Study 12: HIPAA NPP Update Failure (2025–2026) (Chapter 10)**
Health plan missed 42 CFR Part 2 updates in Notice of Privacy Practices. Led to OCR corrective action plan.
**Case Study 13: University AI Grading Tool Risk Assessment (Chapter 3/4)**
University deployed GenAI for automated grading. Risks included bias (high impact) and data privacy breach. Treatments: diverse training data, human review override, and annual bias audits.

