COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY
TYPES OF COMPUTER SECURITY
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Expert External Hackers
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Poor Programming Techniques
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Negligent Employees
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Bad Firewall Settings
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to Verizon’s 2022 Data Breaches Investigations Report, 82% of data breaches involved a human element. This includes incidents in which employees expose information directly (for example, by misconfiguring databases) or by making a mistake that enables cyber criminals to access the organisation’s systems.
Detailed explanation-2: -The vast majority of data breaches are caused by stolen or weak credentials. If malicious criminals have your username and password combination, they have an open door into your network.
Detailed explanation-3: -For the CEO and CIO, security negligence means insufficient attention and neglect to the process of information security. It is the management of the organization who must set the tone for careful handling of information resources for everyone – from users to system administrators.
Detailed explanation-4: -Most large breaches are negligent on the organizations side but intentional on the thieves side.
Detailed explanation-5: -Researchers from Stanford University and a top cybersecurity organization found that approximately 88 percent of all data breaches are caused by an employee mistake.