CISSP Training Guide

Computer Security Incidents

Identify and plan for security incidents.

Common types of computer security incidences include viruses, exploratory probes, active intrusions, malicious destruction of data, and denial-of-service attacks. The motives behind these incidents define the major categories of computer attacks, as shown in the following:

• Military and intelligence— Attacks in which spies attempt to learn government secrets or disrupt government operations.

• Business— Attacks in which competitors try to hijack trade secrets.

• Financial— Attacks in which criminals try to trick banks or other financial institutions into sending them money or allocating them credit in an account against which they can make payments.

• Terrorist— Attacks in which ...