events or attacks that steal, damage, or destroy such equipment as servers, switches, and wiring

events or attacks that remove, corrupt, deny access to, allow access to, or steal information

employees who have access to data, equipment, and the network

internal

external

users outside an organization who do not have authorized access to the network or resources

which use available resources, such as passwords or scripts, to gaon access to and run programs designed to vandalize

which use code to access operating systems and software

are when an employee intends to cause damage

are when the user damages data or equipment unintentionally

is attached to small pieces of computer code, software or document

is transferred to another computer through e-mail, file transfers and instant messaging

is a self-replicating program that is harmful networks

technically a worm

is hidden in software that appears to do one thing, and yet behind the scenes it does another

involves using codes and ciphers

can help prevent attackers from monitoring or recording traffic between resources and computers

it may not be possible to decipher captured data in time to make any use of it