Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp on Saturday said it was hit by a "Maze" ransomware cyber-attack, resulting in service disruptions for some of its clients. (Reuters, 2020) This attack triggered service disruption for the company's clients. On its website, the tech behemoth acknowledged the hack. In a ransomware data breach, attackers infect the company's servers with the virus, steal the data, and demand payment to recover the data. However, in the case of the Cognizant Maze ransomware, the attackers threatened to expose the breached information publicly until the organization paid the ransom. The breach was confirmed on the company's website. Fortunately, it took action to mitigate the cyber-attack and informed its clients about the breach and the steps they could take to protect their systems even further.

In respect to the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Maze ransomware attack, How has the news media reported it? What advice would you offer to the relevant executives and policy-makers?