Threats to Information

Select the threat you believe is the most severe and explain the reasons for your belief.

The Trojan horse is a threat that is most likely to affect the information systems of a company in a negative way. In this threat, all systems will continue to function as normal. Safe applications will run without interference, but this is part of the attack that makes a company unaware of the attack. The programs allow hackers to have remote access to an individual’s computer (Lehtinen et al., 2016). The used computer can be used to attack, and the theft of vital information can take place without a person realizing that an attack has occurred in the systems. It can be used to capture critical passwords and the numbers of credit cards.

Describe the preventive measures needed to secure your selected threat from occurring and the monetary cost associated with those measures.

Keeping up with the software update is part of the process that one needs to secure. Also, the installation of the Trojan remover is part of the process that needs to be given special consideration.

Reference

Lehtinen, R, Deborah R, and G T. Gangemi. (2016). Computer Security Basics. Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly.

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Threats to Information

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Threats to Information

• The textbook describes an array of threats to information. Select the threat you believe is the most severe and explain the reasons for your belief.
• Describe the preventive measures needed to secure your selected threat from occurring and the monetary cost associated with those measures.