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Hackers have upped the ante. Data controllers wax fondly about the good old days when data was outright stolen. Back then, in 2013, there was a sense of fair play. Trolls did troll things. Assuming the victim implemented and maintained a “comprehensive information security program”[1] to protect the type of data that was compromised, its insurance carrier may have provided coverage and the issue was resolved. Now, ransomware, extortion and data sabotage may lead to ongoing issues for data controllers. Each of these types of cyberattacks is evolving in ways that are truly devious.
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