How would law enforcement find missing people if they didn't share information? Would they be less likely to find them? The answer is yes, and the same goes for organizations sharing information about cyber attacks. Although knowing about a company's cyber weakness may make people stop trusting it, companies should be required to share information about cyber data leaks because it's important to know if a person’s data is at risk, so people can see if their information has been stolen, and if your social media is gathering to much information about you.
Sharing information about cyber data leaks is important because it is helpful for people to know if their information is at risk. If someone hacked into your bank account and was taking all
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Many companies don’t want to share information due to the fact they think they will lose customers due to the fact that they were vulnerable to such attacks. “U.S. officials say the cyberattacks are happening, but that companies may not want to reveal the damage they've suffered due to concerns about possibly scaring off potential or existing customers, damaging their stock value, or incurring potential legal liabilities.” (Javers). This shows that companies are afraid of losing possible customers due to the fact that they were vulnerable to cyberattacks. ”Yet, despite obvious disadvantages, companies defending against these attacks continue to work alone. A longstanding reluctance to share information about cyber security threats and defensive measures has limited our ability to form teams of good guys” (Kurtz). Many companies are standing alone when they are fighting against cyberattacks this just shows how important it truly to share information about