Cybersecurity coverage has taken an odd turn. In the not-so-distant past, when a data breach occurred, journalists would zero in on the kinds and amounts of data that were stolen, and the amount of reputation and bottom-line damage the breach would likely result in. Lately, though, focus has shifted to who perpetrated the breach rather than how it happened.
When it comes to network breaches and data theft, there are more pressing issues than trying to ascribe blame. When your system is hacked, there are five questions that are more important to ask than who was responsible: