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<!-- (Audio) Lisa: If the latest patches had been applied, they might have addressed some of the vulnerabilities that were exploited. -->

--instructions--

Listen to the audio and answer the question below.

--questions--

--text--

What does Lisa imply the team failed to do?

--answers--

They did not inform the users about the attack.

--feedback--

She doesn't talk about communication in her comment.


They didn't upgrade the hardware.

--feedback--

Hardware upgrades are not mentioned.


They forgot to check the server logs.

--feedback--

Checking logs is not the issue discussed here.


They did not install the latest software updates.

--video-solution--

4

--explanation--

The Third Conditional is used to talk about unreal situations in the past — things that did not happen — and their possible results. Its structure is If + past perfect, modal (could/might/should) + have + past participle. Using this conditional means that the action in the if clause did not happen, and the result did not occur, but you imagine it was a possible outcome. For example:

If we had tested the system earlier, we might have prevented the failure. – This means testing was not done, and failure happened, but if it had been done, the failure might have been avoided.

--scene--

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