During a business-impact analysis, a security consultant lists several physical threats that could disrupt operations. Which threat type specifically refers to natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, or wildfires that can physically damage the organization's facilities and IT assets?
Environmental threats involve natural disasters like floods, earthquakes, and fires that can physically damage an organization's assets and infrastructure. Unlike human-driven attacks, these threats originate from environmental factors. Brute force attacks are attempts to guess credentials through trial and error, RFID cloning duplicates access badges, and logic bombs are malicious code triggered by specific conditions. Recognizing environmental threats is crucial for comprehensive security planning.
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