If you are acting as a principal legal officer for NPC (northern pipeline company) they are responsible for running gas pipelines around the country and it also provides gas directly to individuals and businesses. NPC is subject to companies act 1993.

Megan is the CEP of NPC.

Apparently the employees of NPC determine an unknown external party that accessed and copied the billing system without permission by breaching the information security.

You are required to investigate the breach

You found out that the information system team contributed to the breach by failing to update the security software. Although the unauthorised access might have still occurred even if it was up to date however it still made it more accessible for the third party to access it.

You are required to summarise the factors that contributed to the breach. Make it sound formal and concise.