--Originally published at Computer and Information Security
It is now known that there are people out there who violate computer security for personal gain, the black-hat hackers (also known as crackers). Whenever an attack takes place in an system we think about them, an outside person who is breaking into our computers. However, crackers are not the only ones who can damage our systems.
Besides intentional threats there are also unintentional issues, where people don’t cause harm on purpose. These are:
Environmental hazards
Technical Failures
Human Errors
These may include some bad habits people have developed over time.
- Using the same password for every account
- Clicking on unknown links and attachments
- Putting of software updates
- Using public Wi-Fi
Social Engineering
A person becomes an unintentional threat if is tricked by someone else using social skills to provide confidential information.
