During an ongoing cyberattack on your organization's network, you notice that multiple critical servers have been compromised and sensitive data has been exfiltrated. What is the primary impact of this incident?
Data exfiltration, leading to financial and reputational damage
The primary impact of the incident is the potential loss of sensitive data, which can lead to significant financial and reputational damage for the organization. Compromise of critical servers can disrupt business operations and necessitate costly recovery efforts. Unauthorized access, while serious, is secondary compared to the actual exfiltration and potential misuse of sensitive data. Financial loss due to downtime is an aspect of the operational disruption but not the most critical impact in this context. The compromise of sensitive data through the compromised servers represents the most immediate and severe impact.
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