The attack may have been "a major wake-up call" about the need for greater resilience in IT environments, but have security teams hit the snooze bar one too many times?
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 May 09, 2022
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The attack may have been "a major wake-up call" about the need for greater resilience in IT environments, but have security teams hit the snooze bar one too many times?
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