You are an IT director. You just got word that the home-grow…
You are an IT director. You just got word that the home-grown software that you use for the entire company has a security flaw and needs an immediate patch. You have to outsource the work, spending an estimated $100,000 to fund the project. Your audience is your direct supervisor who will need to approve the cost of the project. This supervisor does not like to spend extraneous money for unimportant tasks. Write a sample body paragraph of a bad news email. (No need to write the neutral buffer or goodwill close, simply one effective body paragraph.) Follow the bad news strategy and good style techniques. Remember the order of content. To get you started, here is your neutral buffer intro: Our IT team continues to make good progress toward keeping our company secure. Privacy and security are the utmost priorities for ABC Bank, and we pride ourselves in our proactive approach. This month alone, we have caught 20 breaches to our server due to staff clicking emails containing malware. We have caught the breach before the malware did any damage and we continue to re-educate our team.
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