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impacts and consequences of a cyber attack (impacts (denial of service,…
impacts and consequences of a cyber attack
impacts
successful cyber attacks can have an impact ob businesses and individuals
denial of service
impact authorised users of a web sight
may cause loss of business data
at6tackers attmet to prevent authorised usersn fromaccessing services.
messages asking the network/ servers to authenticate requests that have a invalid return addresses
identify theft
it is when personal details are stolen to commit fraud
when personal details are stolen, attacker can make a copy of the files
could result in big depts. run up or passport being issued - possibly being used for criminal activity
data destruction
data is destroyed and is no longer available
data manipulation
data is edited usually to meet the needs on the attacker
data theft
data is stolen for example; passwords and portable devices
data modification
same to data manipulation but attacker usually has different aims
crimemay not be found for long term e.g. money in bank account could be changed
consequences
any cyber security attack has consequence that can relate to loss, destruction or safety
loss
three main consequences from loss of data financial data and reputation
financial
businesses can suffer financially through loss of income of having to pay out compensation
data
time delay in backups can result in data being lost
reputation
businesses reputation can be negatively affected
safety
safety can include individuals equipment and finance
individuals
the use of the internet and big data stores means that most businesses, government departments and the armed forces are interconnected.
an attack on one of these could lead to issuses with national security or the infrastrustion of the country, possibly posing issues for the safety of the population
personal data can be stolen turning into identity theft
equipment
could take the form of DDoS
A business could be unable to fully function and individuals may not be able to carry out day to day tasks
A DDoS may affect the connection of a home
financial
imapct can be during or after attack taking place
acess to financial website can be dinghied and financial data of businesses could be lost
when financial data has been stolen, identity theft has taken place
destruption
destruption can be optional financial or commercial
operational
the operational running of the business will be affected by the time taken to reinstall the back-up data
the time delay will mean the business cannot function normally, either between departments (internally) or with customers/ suppliers (externally)
financial
financial concequences can impact the business if customers data has been lost, as compensation may have been paid
accounts data may not show how owes them money
until the data and system are resorted the business may need to function using limited financial data
commercial
a cyber- security attack can mean the business cannot function normally
how the attack effects the business depends on the type of business that has been effected. eg. a retail business could function with l8imited operational been affected but a power generation business may have the be shut down until the system it sorted