COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY
WHAT IS COMPUTER SECURITY
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Question
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Examples of external threats are ____
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malware, hacking, sabotage and social engineering techniques.
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employee sabotage, power loss, unsafe practices, unauthorised access by employees.
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software that has not been updated, writing down your password.
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overloading power sockets, accidently using a USB storage device that is infected with a virus.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Malware is a program inserted into a system to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of data. It is done secretly and can affect your data, applications, or operating system. Malware has become one of the most significant external threat to systems.
Detailed explanation-2: -An external threat refers to the risk of somebody from the outside of a company who attempts to exploit system vulnerabilities through the use of malicious software, hacking, sabotage or social engineering.
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