INFORMATION SECURITY

Information Security Threats



Information Security Threats

Introduction

Over the past few years, as internet has become a vital part of organizations in the information processing activities, various threats have arisen. The organization's information systems are highly vulnerable to security threats both from internal and external sources, however the internal factors result in more serious risks. This essay discusses the damages that, internal threats can cause for an organization.

Discussion

The internal threats can cause more serious damage for the organization, as compared to the external threats. When compared to an outsider attack, the malicious insider threat can have exponentially far greater affect on the ...