Attacks and Risks

Today's news: Olympics will be accessible; illegal to link (Friday).

Classes of attacks to computer systems (HackProof TOC)

• Denial of service
• Information leakage
• File creation or change
• Misinformation, misdirection
• Access to special or protected data
• Elevation of privileges

Classes of risks

• Personnel risks
• Software risks
• External risks
• Communication risks
• Operations risks