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	It&rsquo;s been nearly two months since Suffolk County&#39;s computer system was&nbsp;cyberattacked.&nbsp;Chief Deputy County Executive Lisa Black answered legislators&#39; questions about how to address such attacks during a budget hearing. NewsdayTV&#39;s Cecilia Dowd reports.&nbsp;
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