General Threat Categories
What are the different threats to an organization’s assets? To determine this, you must first consider from whom or what are you protecting the assets. Is it external attackers or employees? Some major business failings in recent times have come about through internal manipulation of company financial data or from malicious insiders—the lesson for companies being that they should treat both employees and external intruders with caution. However, many have been the result of hackers, who are as adept at social engineering as they are at cracking security measures, taking advantage of unwitting employees. It’s much easier to have someone let you in than to try to overcome security measures head-on. Most companies employ ...
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