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Buta t t hec or eofpr ope rhe a l t ha nds a f e t yi s r e a s ona bl e ne s sa ndas e ns eofpr oporon, dr i v e nbyane e dt opr ot e c tpe opl ef r om s e r i oust hr e a t st ot he i rwe l l be i nga twor k .

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E v e nt houg ht hec ounc i l ha dbe e nr ou ne l yr e da cngpe r s ona l T heI CO’ si nv e sg aonf oundt ha ton16J ul y2015, t hec ounc i l r e - da t af r ompl a nni ngdoc ume nt s-apr a cc ea l s owi de l ya dopt e d c e i v e dawr ie ns t a t e me nti ns uppor tofahous e hol de r ’ spl a nni ng byot he rl oc a l a ut hor ie s-Ba s i l dons ubs e que nt l ya r g ue di twa s a ppl i c aonf orpr opos e dwor k si nag r e e nbe l t .

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T heI CO i nv e sg aonf oundt ha tt hi swa sduet of a i l i ng si nda t apr ot e con pr oc e dur e sa ndt r a i ni ng .

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T heI COi nv e sg aonf oundt ha tt hec ounc i l di dnotha v es uffic i e ntpr oc e s s e si npl a c et oe ns ur ei t ss y s t e msha dbe e nupda t e d whi l ec ha ng e st os uppl i e r swe r ema de .

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“ Bus i ne s s e sa ndor g a ni s aonsmus tunde r s t a ndt he yne e dt o doe v e r y t hi ngt he yc a nt ok e e ppe opl e ’ spe r s ona l i nf or maon s a f ea ndt ha ti nc l ude sbe i nge x t r av i g i l a ntdur i ngpe r i odsof c ha ng eorunc e r t a i nt y . ” T heI COha sr e c e nt l ypubl i s he dabl ogonhowv ul ne r a bi l ie si n I Ts y s t e msc a nl e a v eor g a ni s aonsope nt or a ns omwa r ea a c k s t ohe l pUKbus i ne s s e s .

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UKbus i ne s s e sa r er e por t e dl ybe i ngf or c e dt os hutdowna e rbe i nghe l dhos t a g ebyr a ns omwa r e .

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He r ea tt heI nf or maonCommi s s i one r ’ sOffic e( I CO)wewa ntt ohe l pbus i ne s s e spr e v e ntr a ns omwa r ea a c k s , t husk e e pi ngpe opl e ’ si nf or maon s e c ur ea nda l s oa v oi di ngfina nc i a l a ndr e put aona l da ma g e .

Mode r nr a ns omwa r ea a c k swor kbyi nf e cngahos tc omput e ra nde nc r y pt i ngfil e st ha tt he yc a nl oc a t eont heha r ddr i v e .

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T hes ummus tbepa i di n or de rt og a i na c c e s st ot hede c r y p onk e ya ndt he r e f or er e g a i na c c e s st ot he i nf or maons t or e di nt hefil e s–a l t houg ht he r ei snog ua r a nt e et ha tt hea t t a c k e rwi l l r e l e a s et hek e y .

Wha tdoesar a ns omwa r ea a c kl ookl i k e?

T hemos twe l l k nownt y peofr a ns omwa r ea a c ke nt e r sa nor g a ni s aon’ sne t wor ka sa na a c hme ntt oa ne ma i l .

T hec ont e ntoft hee ma i l mi g htr e que s t t her e c i pi e ntt a k eas pe c i fica conort o“ a c tqui c k l y ”s uc ha spa y i nga ni nv oi c e , a nddi r e c tt he mt oope nt hea a c hme nt .

T hea a c hme ntwi l l t he nt a k e a dv a nt a g eofa nyv ul ne r a bi l i t yi nt heope r angs y s t e morot he ri ns t a l l e ds owa r e( s uc ha sawor dpr oc e s s or )a ndt hi sc oul ds t a r tt hee nc r y p onpr oc e s s .

Howe v e r , y ous houl da l s obea wa r eofot he rme t hodsbywhi c hr a ns omwa r e ‘ pa y l oa ds ’ c a nbede l i v e r e di nt os y s t e ms , s uc ha sv i ar e mot ea c c e s sa nd r e mot ec ont r ol a ppl i c aons .

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I ft hepe r s ona l da t awhi c hy oua r er e s pons i bl ef orha sbe e ne nc r y pt e da sa r e s ul tofar a ns omwa r ea a c ka ndy oua r euna bl et or e s t or et ha tda t at he n t heI COc oul dbeoft hev i e wt ha ty ouha v enott a k e na ppr opr i a t eme a s ur e s t ok e e pi ts e c ur ea ndha v et he r e f or ebr e a c he dt heDa t aPr ot e conAc t .

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