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11 contributing factors for Information Security threats

Today every industry need for “Information Security” for below four key reasons:

To protect the organization’s ability to function as everything is mostly digitized

To enable the safe operation of applications implemented on the organization’s IT systems

To protect the data the organization collects and uses which can be internal data or client data

To safeguard the technology assets in use at the organization

For information security threats below are general points which contributes more.

1. Act of Human Error or Failure
· accidents
· mistakes

2. Compromises to Intellectual Property
· piracy
· copyright infringement

3. Acts of Espionage or Trespass
· unauthorized access
· unauthorized data collection

4. Acts of Information Extortion
· blackmail of information disclosure

5. Acts of Sabotage or Vandalism
· destruction of systems or information

6. Software Attacks
· viruses
· worms
. macros
. denial of service

7. Forces of Nature
· fire
· flood
. earthquake
. lightning

8. Quality of Service Deviations from Service Providers
· power issues
. WAN service issues

9. Technical Hardware Failures or Errors
· equipment failure

10. Technical Software Failures or Errors
· bugs
· code problems
. unknown loopholes

11. Technological Obsolescence
· antiquated technologies
· outdated technologies

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