5. Was this cybersecurity incident foreseeable? Was it avoidable?

6. Why might management not treat cyberthreats as a top priority?

7. Research recent news concerning this data breach. Has Target recovered from it? Explain.

8. Assuming that the CEO and CIO were forced to resign, what message does that send to senior

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