Cyber Security, 2nd Edition

4 CYBER VULNERABILITIES AND IMPACTS

In this chapter, we shall examine the reasons why cyber-attacks succeed – cyber vulnerabilities. These include policy, process and procedure vulnerabilities, technical vulnerabilities, people-related vulnerabilities, and physical and environmental vulnerabilities. We will also consider the damage or consequences that can result from a successful attack – cyber impacts. These include personal impacts and organisational impacts.

CYBER VULNERABILITIES

Any weakness that can be exploited to mount an attack on a network, system or service is termed a vulnerability.

While we may be unable to take preventative action to ward off threats and hazards, vulnerabilities are things that we can often take steps to reduce ...