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Consequences of a cyber security attack (Loss (Financial (accounts +…
Consequences of a cyber security attack
Loss
Financial
accounts + invoices could be lost
personal data is lost, business would need to pay compensation
Pay for increased security eg. new hardware + software
Data subjects could suffer financial loss, stealing of personal details = identity theft
Data
If lost, data may not have been backed up
May be a long time before they could get data
Don't have details of customers and supplies
Online orders could be lost
Reputation
business might not be seen as trustworthy = reputation decline
customers/ sippliers might not trust business to safely protect data
may move custom to different business
Disruption
Operational
running of business would be effected
time delay might mean business can't operate normally
Financial
compensation may have to be paid if customers data has been lost
won't know who owes the money
business won't be able to function
Commercial
business can't function normally
business could be shut down if can't run safely
Safety
Individuals
national security could pose issues for safety of population
personal data could be stolen eg identity theft
Equipment
could result in Denial of Service Attack
individuals may not be able to acsess internet eg online banking
could effect home life as devices use internet
Finance
acsess to financial websites could be denied
identity theft and fraud