COMPUTER SECURITY RISKS
TYPE
OF SECURITY
RISKS
- MALWARE/MALICIOUS CODE
- UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS AND USE
- HARDWARE THEFT @ AND VANDALISM
- SOFTWARE THEFT
- INFORMATION THEFT
- SYSTEM FAILURE
INFORMATION THEFT
INFORMATION THEFT Information theft occurs when someone steals personal or confidential information . ➤ Obtaining enough information about an individual to perform fraudulent financial transaction is often related to identity theft. ➤ Identity theft is using someone else’s identity: (a) to purchase goods or services (b) to obtain new credit cards or bank loans (c) illegally pretend to be as that individual EXAMPLES ➤An unethica...
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