COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY

TYPES OF THREATS AND ATTACKS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If an employee accidentally deletes data it is an example of what type of security threat?
A
Internal
B
External
C
Physical
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An Accidental Insider Threat occurs when an employees’ actions lead to damage to a system or network, the loss of critical or sensitive data, or even where a helpful employee holds a door open for a hacker to enter a secure building.

Detailed explanation-2: -An accidental insider threat is unintentional loss caused by honest mistakes, like being tricked, procedural errors, or a degree of negligence. For example, mishandling data-sending it out to an unauthorized party by mistake is an accidental insider threat.

Detailed explanation-3: -Departing employees: Employees leaving the company voluntarily or involuntarily are among the most common insider threats. They might take materials they’re proud of to help land a new job or, more viciously, steal and expose sensitive data out of revenge.

Detailed explanation-4: -Unintentional Threats: It represents threats that are introduced without awareness. These threats basically include the unauthorized or accidental modification of software. Accidental error includes corruption of data caused by programming error, user or operator error.

Detailed explanation-5: -Data leakage is the unauthorized transmission of data from within an organization to an external destination or recipient. The term can be used to describe data that is transferred electronically or physically.

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