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What Any circumstance or event with the potential to cause harm to an information system is called a?
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How do threats differ from attacks?
Threats are potentials for attacks. A threat is defined as a capability, intention, and/or attack method of an adversary to exploit, or any circumstance or event with the potential to cause harm to, information or an information system. It is also any circumstance or event with the potential to harm an information system (IS) through unauthorized access, destruction, disclosure, modification of data, and/or denial of service.Threats can include the potential for an earthquake or a fire as well as the potential for an attack by an individual or organization.
How is a threat defined in army information assurance?
Any circumstance or event with the potential to impact an information system (IS) adversely through unauthorized access, destruction, disclosure, modification, or of data and/or denial of service. information system (IS) adversely through unauthorized access, destruction,disclosure, modification, or of data and/or denial of service
A threat to defined as any circumstance or event that can potentially harm and information system by all the following?
making the system available
A threat is defined as any circumstance or event that can potentially harm an information system by all the following except?
Making the system availableMaking the system availableMaking the system availablea. Destroying itb. Adversely modifying datac. Making the system availabled. Disclosing the information stored on the systemIn regards to a computer, a threat is defined as any circumstance or even that can potentially harm an information system by doing everything except making the system available. This means that the computer is threatened and whatever is causing the threat is capable of harming the computer in some way (viruses, etc.).Making the system available.
What is the potential and kinetic energy of a system with moving parts called?
mechanical
An information system that enables a business to record business transactions and report financial information called?
It is called an accounting system.
What best describes informational awareness equals Awareness of potential threats to information systems?
One must be aware and understand the different types of information in a system to understand the threats to the system. An awareness of the threats to the system is based on the information within the system.
The sum of the kinetic and potential energies of all the particles in a system is called its?
The Hamiltonian.
The sum of potential and kinetic energy in a system is called the total energy?
That sum is called the mechanical energy.
What is The attempted or successful unauthorized access use disclosure modification or destruction of information or interference with system operations in an information system is called?
The attempted or successful unauthorized access, use, disclosure, modification or destruction of information or interference with system operations in an information system is called:
What is the attempted or successful unauthorized access use disclosure modification or destruction of information or interference with system operations in an information system called?
That is known as a cyber attack. It involves unauthorized access to information systems with the intent of disrupting, stealing, or manipulating data or system operations. Cyber attacks pose significant threats to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information.
How users can be a potential threat to a computer system?
Overloading it with information, hacking it.. Quite a few ways really.
