COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY
WHAT IS COMPUTER SECURITY
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Natural disaster
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Human error
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Environmental threat
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Hacking
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Detailed explanation-1: -The threat could be caused by poor information security practices or a ‘backdoor’ in the code of the system. Examples of computer threats include botnets, unethical hacking, ransomware, DoS attacks.
Detailed explanation-2: -Data loss is the intentional or unintentional destruction of information, caused by people and or processes from within or outside of an organization. Data loss is similar to a data breach, in that data is compromised.
Detailed explanation-3: -Definition(s): A person gains logical or physical access without permission to a network, system, application, data, or other resource. Source(s): NIST SP 800-82 Rev.
Detailed explanation-4: -The biggest reasons for data loss include laptop theft, accidental deletion or overwriting of files, power outages and surges, spilled liquids, and the wearing out or sudden failure of hard drives. Regularly backing up files makes data recovery possible in the event of data loss.