Ms. Huntley pleaded guilty to mail fraud in January, saying she falsely represented in certification forms filed to the New York State Department of Education that money granted to her non-profit group, the Parents Information Network, was spent only on the organization.

WSJ: Ex-State Senator Huntley Is Sentenced

There is substantial risk of meaningful disruption to operations for any organization whose business model relies on an information network to connect its employees, partners and customers.

FORBES: Cybersecurity and the Threat to Networked Business

In this regard, messages exchanged among Permanent Delegations or Permanent Observer Missions and between them and the Secretariat must be guided above all by the principles of care and discretion, to avoid making the Organization legally accountable to third parties for information disseminated through its network for which the issuing delegation alone is responsible.

UNESCO: Website Toolkit

Even the small and mid-sized manufacturing operation is now part of a global network of loosely coupled entities that must collaborate and deliver real-time status information to customers, supply chain partners, organization leaders, and employees.

FORBES: Building Visibility, One Person At A Time