Editor’s note: This story was updated from the original to reflect that Vermont recently revised a bill to exclude a social media mandate and sent the matter to committee for consideration.

If you follow the news even occasionally, you are probably aware that United States companies are facing an ever-growing threat of cyberattacks, launched by individual criminals, sophisticated crime rings, and even other countries. The attackers’ goals vary, and might include, among other things, stealing a company’s trade secrets or confidential personnel information, shutting down its website, or taking over an email system.

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