Characterization of Threats and Vulnerabilities

• natural v.

• accidental v.

• insiders v.

• passive v.

• manual v.

• trial and error v.

• local v.

man-made

intentional

outsiders

active

automatic

systematic

global

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As computers become more common, and, presumably, more important , as the size of the population of people with the necessary special knowledge grows, and as connectivity increases, threats and vulnerabilities are moving from the left side of this chart to the right.

Ask the class if they agree or not and to discuss.

* Shifts to open systems are often accompanied by changes to the organization, such as down-sizing or “right-sizing.” This exacerbates the problem. On one hand, you are giving people more power and latitude in an open system. On the other hand, people may be more insecure about their jobs, angry about organizational changes, etc..