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0 (Left., until now, to odd, low-level IT staff to put right, and seen as a concern only of data-rich industries such as banking, telecoms and air travel, 01font00information protection is now high on the boss’s agenda in businesses of every variety.02font02br
01b01font00...02font02b00“Setting the proper investment level for security, redundancy, and recovery is a management issue, not a technical one”, he says.02br
00The mystery is that01font00 this should come as a surprise to any boss.02font00 Surely it should be obvious to the dimmest executive that trust, that most valuable of economic assets, is easily destroyed and hugely expensive to restore—and that few things are more likely to destroy trust than a company letting sensitive personal data get into the wrong hands.)02br
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00The part before "01b01font00...02font02b00" says that 01font00information protection is now high on the boss’s agenda in businesses of every variety.02font00 And later the author says "01font00The mystery is that this should come as a surprise to any boss02font01font00"02font00. Am I right in thinking that although at first the bosses are surprised at hearing that "information protection is a management issue, not a technical one", then they realized the importance of information protection?0-
  

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02br 02br 01font 00Your interpretation of what the writer wants to say may be right, but the paragraphs themselves are a bit confusing. 02font 00 01font 00<<< This suggests that every boss is now aware of the issue. 02font 00And later the author says "01font 00The mystery is that this should come as a surprise to any boss02font 01font 00"02font 00.

  • 02br 02br 01font 00Your interpretation of what the writer wants to say may be right, but the paragraphs themselves are a bit confusing.
  • 02font 00 01font 00<<< This suggests that every boss is now aware of the issue.
  • 02font 00And later the author says "01font 00The mystery is that this should come as a surprise to any boss02font 01font 00"02font 00.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00"Surely it should be obvious to the dimmest executive .
  • " also suggests a reference to the present.
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