A Case Study Examining Trends in Company Information Security Attacks and Their Implication for the Future of Computer Science

Abstract

From the analysis in this study, internal attacks form the major source of threat in many companies. Specifically, the analysis establishes that rogue employees accessing the administrators’ accounts, sensitive data, or networks could cause real damage, rated at the medium risk rating and priority rating, with the impact and likelihood of occurrence standing at 3. Regarding the compromise of corporate services, it is established that the damage is likely to stretch beyond the loss of the ability to run daily functions within the stock inventory-systems and the online store. With the risk rating and priority rating suggesting that this destabilization of corporate services at VG Trading Company could yield medium-level damage, additional adversities. For example, a compromise to VG Trading Company’s corporate services is projected to yield substantial financial losses accruing due to the loss of corporate data and the loss of contract or business. Financial loss is also projected to face VG Trading Company due to disrupted trading (such as stalled progress in online transactions), loss of money, and a loss of financial data; such as payment card details and bank details. Indeed, the latter adversities are not only likely to arise due to compromised corporate services but also as a result of unauthorized access and even data misuse by authorized employees, especially those who access company sensitive information and exhibit malicious intentions.