Security Threats to Organization

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Security threats to organization
Security threat to an organization is malicious act which aims in corrupting or stealing
data or could disrupt systems of an organization. Security event is occurrence in where network
or data might be exposed. Such an event which results in network or data breach is termed as
security incident. As threats of cybersecurity continue in evolving and turn to be more
sophisticated, IT should be vigilant when this is about protecting the networks or data. All
organizations are aware of security’s importance: security of building, financial security and
security of the employees are all essential (Kalaiprasath, Elankavi & Udayakumar, 2017).
However, several other assets are comprises by the organizations which need security for their IT
infrastructure. Network of organization is lifeline which employees depend on for doing their
jobs as well as make money subsequently for their organization. Hence, it is essential in
recognizing that IT infrastructure is essential asset which needs top security.
Over past decade, number of threats of system security has soared. As professionals of IT
scramble in staying abreast of latest issues to secure their organizations’ environment, they
should navigate increasingly complicated field. Data could be of sensitive type. Data is most
essential part for the organizations. For protecting data of the organizations, security threats
should be understood first. Few of the major security threats which IT team should counter are
insider threats, worms and viruses, botnets, attacks of drive-by download, phishing attacks,
DDoS attacks, ransomware, exploit kits, attacks of advanced persistent threats and malvertising
(Woldemichael, 2019). Few of the most crucial threats are as follows:
 Insider threats: It takes place when the individuals who are close to organization have
access to network, misuse it unintentionally or intentionally for negatively affecting