What are the sources of threats to my information systems?
Threats to any organisation's information systems can come from a number of sources and come in a number of formats.
The sources may be:
• uninformed workers - mistakes can be made, information can be destroyed, confidential data exposed
• contract workers - not fully briefed in organisation policies and protocols leading to accidental exposure of company information
• disgruntled employees - leaving a virus behind in your system or compromising data
• contract workers requiring access to get the job done despite opening your company to security risk
• political activist "hactivists"
• hackers looking to steal credit card numbers, contact lists or client details
• information "brokers" trying to steal your information and on-sell it
Breaches of security may be intentional or unintentional and can come in a variety of formats. Click on the link to read more about each.
• Viruses - malicious pieces of computer code that make unauthorised changes to your PCs
• Hacking - where individuals gain or attempt to gain unauthorised access to your computer systems
• Dumping - when someone takes control of your computer's modem to place calls to high-cost premium rate or international numbers
• Port scanning - some hackers scan the Internet for computers or networks whose Internet port(s) is open and accessible
• Physical security - protection against theft of computers and unchecked access to systems and information by staff
• Denial of service - deliberate over-loading of your web server by others in order to make your website almost unaccessible
Threats to any organisation's information systems can come from a number of sources and come in a number of formats.
The sources may be:
• uninformed workers - mistakes can be made, information can be destroyed, confidential data exposed
• contract workers - not fully briefed in organisation policies and protocols leading to accidental exposure of company information
• disgruntled employees - leaving a virus behind in your system or compromising data
• contract workers requiring access to get the job done despite opening your company to security risk
• political activist "hactivists"
• hackers looking to steal credit card numbers, contact lists or client details
• information "brokers" trying to steal your information and on-sell it
Breaches of security may be intentional or unintentional and can come in a variety of formats. Click on the link to read more about each.
• Viruses - malicious pieces of computer code that make unauthorised changes to your PCs
• Hacking - where individuals gain or attempt to gain unauthorised access to your computer systems
• Dumping - when someone takes control of your computer's modem to place calls to high-cost premium rate or international numbers
• Port scanning - some hackers scan the Internet for computers or networks whose Internet port(s) is open and accessible
• Physical security - protection against theft of computers and unchecked access to systems and information by staff
• Denial of service - deliberate over-loading of your web server by others in order to make your website almost unaccessible
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