What happens when a cyberattack causes a massive data breach or shuts down a network affecting millions of people? Well, it makes the news for one thing. Lawsuits fly. The FBI launches an investigation. Congressional hearings ensue. Oh, and C-suite executives lose their jobs.
• Target’s CEO and CIO resigned in the aftermath of a 2014 breach impacting up to 110 million Target customers. Cybercriminals infiltrated Target’s network using stolen login credentials from a third-party vendor that provided refrigeration and HVAC services to Target stores.
• The co-chair of Sony Pictures Entertainment resigned after a 2015 breach in which cybercriminals released embarrassing e-mails to the public.
• The Director of ...
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