Breakdown of Encriptamos los datos en caso de que ocurra un ciberataque.
de
of
un
a, an, some
en
in / on / by (means of transport) / about (after pensar)
que
that (relative pronoun, conjunction)
Questions & Answers about Encriptamos los datos en caso de que ocurra un ciberataque.
Why does en caso de que require the subjunctive ocurra here?
The phrase en caso de que (in case) sets up a contingency or precaution for a hypothetical event. Because the cyberattack is a possibility that may or may not happen, Spanish requires the present subjunctive (ocurra) to reflect that uncertainty.
Why is encriptamos in the indicative instead of the subjunctive?
The first part of the sentence states a real, established fact or routine: we actually encrypt the data. Therefore, encriptamos is in the present indicative. Only the potential event after en caso de que takes the subjunctive.
Why is data translated as the plural los datos?
While data is often treated as a singular uncountable noun in everyday English, Spanish treats it as a regular plural noun: los datos. If you were talking about a single piece of information, you would use the singular el dato.