Hacking is a threat that challenges the existence of any company. Whether big or small, companies of all sizes face the ever-present threat of external attacks. It can render a service useless, destroy data, steal information about users, and can makean irrecoverable loss to the reputation of a service. Companies are built on the trust of the customer, and that trust is deeply shaken when a data breach occurs, or even if the service becomes unavailable temporarily.
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