There are twelve categories of threats:
Compromise to intellectual property
Deviations in quality of service
Espionage or trespass
Forces of nature
Human error or failure
Information extortion
Sabotage or vandalism
Software attacks
Technical hardware failures or errors
Technological obsolescence
Theft
For this assignment, you will select one threat that you would like to learn more about. Then write a summary on the following:
Describe how this threat could impact the organization’s information and systems.
Identify and then describe two attack examples.
Address the following questions to help describe your examples:
How do the examples fit with the type of threat that you identified?
How do the examples represent a clear and present danger to the organization?
Use the following websites, among others to conduct your research:
Journal of Information Systems Security
etutorials.org: Categories of Threats
Submission Guidelines:
Provide a well-structed summary with a minimum of 300-500 words.
Use a minimum of 2 citations. Use APA citation style for in-text citations.
The summary should be well-organized, clear, concise, demonstrating professionalism and attention to detail.
Ensure proper grammar, spelling, and formatting.
