On Feb. 18, a communication line malfunction disrupted the dissemination of last sale price data on Nasdaq for two hours.

CNN: Software glitch forces brief shutdown of Nasdaq

If public disclosure of new encryption technologies has served victimized companies well in the past in terms of reputation and share price, such disclosures must now be readied for instantaneous dissemination.

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