1. Introduction

Unit 8b deals with the topic of cyber security, which is a huge issue these days as the amount of newly generated data increases every year together with the enormous pace of technological development. Both these factors make online information extremely vulnerable to cyberattacks, which can be dangerous both for companies and the general public. Unit 8b uses the context of a security incident occurring in a company to cover the grammar point of indirect questions and hyphenated adjective phrases.

Contents

  • Incident report; product brochure; questioning

  • Grammar: direct questions: When was the phone stolen?

  • Grammar: indirect questions: I need to know when the phone was stolen.

  • Related noun phrases: I need to know the time of the theft.

  • Hyphenated adjectives: a fast-growing city; high-speed trains.