Practical Network Scanning

Human threats

Human threats consist of inside attackers or outside attackers. Insiders can be employees, vendors, or contractors with privileged access to systems. They can also be organizations and outside attacks by non-employees or groups of individuals just looking to harm and disrupt an organization due to a motive or aim.

The most dangerous form of attackers are usually insiders, because they have access to the system and know security measures that are already in place. Insider attacks can be malicious or negligent and can also be accidental.

All companies in this world have to deal with employee work force reduction and expansion. Consequently, controlling and changing the permission on system assets is a very important action item. ...