Unit 2, 6.2 Risks of breaches in information security

This means access to data at any time by people who should not be able to see it

• Unauthorized or unintended access to data

• Accidental loss of data

• Intentional destruction of data

• Intentional tampering with data

This means the data has been lost, not just a copy but the original source

• Unauthorized or unintended access to data

• Accidental loss of data

• Intentional destruction of data

• Intentional tampering with data

This is usually motivated by a desire to harm the organisation that holds the data.

• Unauthorized or unintended access to data

• Accidental loss of data

• Intentional destruction of data

• Intentional tampering with data

Tampering with data means that the data is changed in somewhere but it still available.

• Unauthorized or unintended access to data

• Accidental loss of data

• Intentional destruction of data

• Intentional tampering with data

Match the example;

Government espionage, A government breach may include the security of the country and potentially give an enemy country the advantage.

• Unauthorized or unintended access to data

• Accidental loss of data

• Intentional destruction of data

• Intentional tampering with data

Match the example;

Corporate espionage could give the competitor an advantage or damage their reputation

• Unauthorized or unintended access to data

• Accidental loss of data

• Intentional destruction of data

• Intentional tampering with data

Match the example;

Not training your staff to check the recipients of the emails before sending private and sensitive data or a member of staff leaving a print out of sensitive data in a public space.

• Unauthorized or unintended access to data

• Accidental loss of data

• Intentional destruction of data

• Intentional tampering with data

Match the example;

Not setting permission levels, allowing some people who do not need to see the data, access to it.

• Unauthorized or unintended access to data

• Accidental loss of data

• Intentional destruction of data

• Intentional tampering with data

Match the example;

Human error, someone could accidentally delete the file or throw away the paperwork.

• Unauthorized or unintended access to data

• Accidental loss of data

• Intentional destruction of data

• Intentional tampering with data

Match the example;

Equipment failure the computer could fail with the database on it. This is why it is imperative that your data is backed up remotely.

• Unauthorized or unintended access to data

• Accidental loss of data

• Intentional destruction of data

• Intentional tampering with data