Suppose you are working for a well-known social media company based in the United States. You’ve been placed in charge of expanding the company internationally. The first day on the job, the chief information security officer (CISO) informs you that there have been repeated intrusions into corporate servers located in Asia. The hackers targeted accounts of wellknown political dissidents. And they continue to do so on a regular basis. They make little effort to cover their tracks. The problem is that they’re based in the country in which you’re focusing your expansion efforts.

Explain how different legal and cultural norms may hamper your expansion plans. Why might foreign government officials be hesitant to help you catch the hackers? Why types of concessions or changes might the foreign government ask you to make to your social media platform before you’re given permission to operate in the country?