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Which of the following is NOT a common category/classif…

Which of the following is NOT a common category/classification of threat to an IT system?

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A.
Human

B.
Natural

C.
Technological

D.
Hackers

Explanation:
Hackers are classified as a human threat and not a classification by itself. All the other answers are incorrect.
Threats result from a variety of factors, although they are classified in three types: Natural (e.g., hurricane,
tornado, flood and fire), human (e.g. operator error, sabotage, malicious code) or technological (e.g. equipment
failure, software error, telecommunications network outage, electric power failure).

SWANSON, Marianne, & al., National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), http://csrc.nist.gov/
publications/nistpubs/800-34-rev1/sp800-34-rev1_errata-Nov11-2010.pdf, June 2002 (page 6).


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