Cybersecurity Threats Quiz

An employee accidentally formats a hard drive containing important project files, leading to a significant loss of data. What type of internal threat does this scenario represent?

• Employee Sabotage

• Data Theft

• Accidental Data Loss

• Unauthorised Access

A software developer at a company copies proprietary code onto a USB drive and sells it to a competitor. Which internal threat is being described here?

• Employee Sabotage

• Data Theft

• Accidental Data Loss

• Unauthorised Access

Sarah, a financial analyst, accidentally sends a confidential financial report to the wrong email address. What type of internal threat does this scenario illustrate?

• Employee Sabotage

• Data Theft

• Accidental Data Loss

• Unauthorised Access

An employee, without realizing the consequences, shares a confidential document with a third-party vendor. What type of internal threat does this scenario represent?

• Employee Sabotage

• Data Theft

• Accidental Data Loss

• Unauthorised Access

A staff member at a retail company is caught stealing customer credit card information to sell on the dark web. What type of internal threat does this represent?

• Employee Sabotage

• Data Theft

• Accidental Data Loss

• Unauthorised Access

An employee mistakenly uploads sensitive company data to a public cloud storage service. What type of internal threat does this scenario illustrate?

• Employee Sabotage

• Data Theft

• Accidental Data Loss

• Unauthorised Access

A disgruntled employee intentionally introduces a virus into the company's network, causing widespread disruption. What type of internal threat is this?

• Employee Sabotage

• Data Theft

• Accidental Data Loss

• Unauthorised Access

During a routine audit, it is discovered that an employee has been accessing sensitive customer data without authorization. What type of internal threat does this represent?

• Employee Sabotage

• Data Theft

• Accidental Data Loss

• Unauthorised Access

John, an employee at a tech firm, is disgruntled after being passed over for a promotion. He decides to delete critical files from the company's server. What type of internal threat does this scenario represent?

• Data Theft

• Employee Sabotage

• Accidental Data Loss

• Unauthorised Access

A worker at a manufacturing plant deliberately damages machinery to halt production. What type of internal threat is this?

• Employee Sabotage

• Data Theft

• Accidental Data Loss

• Unauthorised Access