Cyber security and Internal threats

Define Cyber Security Threats.

• Cyber Security Threats are potential dangers or risks that can exploit vulnerabilities in a computer system or network, causing harm or unauthorized access to data.

• Cyber Security Threats are only related to physical theft of computer hardware.

• Cyber Security Threats refer to software updates that improve system performance.

• Cyber Security Threats are harmless notifications sent by antivirus programs.

What are Physical Security Measures in cyber security?

• Physical Security Measures are actions and devices used to protect computer systems and data from physical threats such as theft, damage, or unauthorized access.

• Physical Security Measures are software programs that encrypt data to prevent hacking.

• Physical Security Measures are techniques used to monitor network traffic for suspicious activity.

• Physical Security Measures are policies for creating strong passwords.

How do internal threats occur?

• Internal threats occur from within the organization, often by employees or trusted individuals who have access to sensitive information.

• Internal threats occur only from external hackers who breach the organization's firewall.

• Internal threats are caused by natural disasters affecting the organization's infrastructure.

• Internal threats are always the result of software bugs and system errors.

Internal and external threats in cyber security refer to:

• Risks originating from within and outside an organization, respectively.

• Only risks caused by hackers from outside the organization.

• Threats that only affect physical security systems.

• Risks that are always accidental and never intentional.

Different internal threats can be described as which of the following?

• Risks originating from within an organization, such as employees misusing access.

• Attacks from external hackers only.

• Natural disasters affecting company data centers.

• Software bugs caused by third-party vendors.

Organisations can reduce the risks caused by internal threats by using which of the following methods?

• Implementing access controls and employee training

• Ignoring suspicious activities

• Allowing unrestricted access to sensitive data

• Disabling security monitoring systems

Evaluate how effectively these security methods reduce the risks caused by internal threats.

• They significantly reduce the risks caused by internal threats.

• They have no impact on internal threats.

• They increase the risks caused by internal threats.

• They only address external threats, not internal ones.

All systems are vulnerable to attack from ______ and internal threats.

• external

• software

• hardware

• network

Which of the following is an example of an internal threat to cyber security?

• Employee sabotage and theft, including of physical equipment or data, and damage such as fire, flood, power loss, terrorism or other disaster

• Natural disasters only

• Software updates

• None of the above

What is unauthorised access by employees and other users to secure areas and administration functions an example of?

• internal threat

• external attack

• physical damage

• natural disaster