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Digital risks may have serious consequences for your enterprise, such as inaccessibility of the network, loss or theft of (part of) the computer system, data destruction, data manipulation, leaking of confidential information or personal data and related privacy issues. What are the legal options to manage these consequences and to ensure the continuity, security and privacy of the network and information systems of the company? Reinier W.L. Russell Esq., managing partner of Russell Advocaten, explains. This article is a follow-up on our text on legal risk management for companies.
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