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A cyberattack can be defined as any attempt by an individual or organization "using one or more computers and computer systems to steal, expose, change, disable or eliminate information, or to breach computer information systems, computer networks, and computer infrastructures". [1]
"Bioterrorism is the deliberate release of viruses, bacteria, toxins or other harmful agents to cause illness or death in people, animals or plants." Interpol [2] "A biological attack, or bioterrorism, is the intentional release of viruses, bacteria, or other germs that can sicken or kill people, livestock, or crops." CDC [5]
A biological attack could conceivably result in large numbers of civilian casualties and cause severe disruption to economic and societal infrastructure. [ 11 ] A nation or group that can pose a credible threat of mass casualty has the ability to alter the terms under which other nations or groups interact with it.
Iran has used cyber attacks against targets in the middle East (the most notorious being against Aramco), against a conservative American casino owner, and has used very basic attacks against U.S ...
The health care industry witnessed a significant attack in 2020 when Universal Health Services, one of the largest health care providers in the U.S., faced a ransomware attack that disrupted their ...
The report, released this week by Gladstone AI, flatly states that the most advanced AI systems could, in a worst case, “pose an extinction-level threat to the human species.”
In computer security, a threat is a potential negative action or event enabled by a vulnerability that results in an unwanted impact to a computer system or application.. A threat can be either a negative "intentional" event (i.e. hacking: an individual cracker or a criminal organization) or an "accidental" negative event (e.g. the possibility of a computer malfunctioning, or the possibility ...
With the rise of remote work, businesses need to protect themselves from cybersecurity attacks. Drata compared threats in the office to remote settings.