Identify security threats
2. Categories of Security Threats
Threats are identified and categorized based on the system's vulnerability and risk impact. Common categories include:
- Malicious Hackers: Individuals who legally or illegally attempt to break into computer systems.
- Industrial Espionage: The practice of spying on competitors to gain a business advantage.
- Employee Sabotage: Internal threats where employees intentionally cause damage to the organization's ICT infrastructure.
- Fraud and Theft: Criminal activities involving the manipulation of data for financial gain or the physical stealing of hardware.
- Loss of Physical and Infrastructure Support: Threats such as power failures, hardware breakdowns, or environmental damage.
- Errors and Omissions: Unintentional mistakes made by users that compromise system integrity.