COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
TYPES OF THREATS AND ATTACKS
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Damages to the wealth of an organisation.
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Where product designs or trade secrets are stolen.
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The loss of trust and lowered opinion of people to a business.
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Damages of the operating capability of an organisation.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Financial losses refer to damages to the wealth of an organisation. This includes organisational losses, compensation and legal fees. By financial loss, we mean actual increased costs, or reduced income, caused by the threat.
Detailed explanation-2: -Threats include anything that can negatively affect your business from the outside, such as supply-chain problems, shifts in market requirements, or a shortage of recruits. It’s vital to anticipate threats and to take action against them before you become a victim of them and your growth stalls.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cyber attacks can cause electrical blackouts, failure of military equipment, and breaches of national security secrets. They can result in the theft of valuable, sensitive data like medical records. They can disrupt phone and computer networks or paralyze systems, making data unavailable.
Detailed explanation-4: -Malware. Denial-of-Service (DoS) Attacks. Phishing. Spoofing. Identity-Based Attacks. Code Injection Attacks. Supply Chain Attacks. Insider Threats. More items •13-Feb-2023