Explain the difference between physical security threats and threats to data?

Answer 1

Physical threats are those which impact your body, mind, or solid goods. These would be anything from an unlocked door, to a stalker.

Threats to data relate more specifically to informaton--things you cannot directly hold in your hand. These could be anything from a untrustworthy employee in a Social Securiy office, who may steal information about you, to an unprotected computer or server with information about you, which could be hacked.

Answer 2

Physical security threats refer to risks that can harm physical assets, such as theft or vandalism, while threats to data involve risks that compromise the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of electronic information, such as hacking or malware attacks. Physical security focuses on protecting tangible items, whereas data security focuses on preserving digital information.