Introduction to the course

The difference between threat and attack are:

S.NO	THREAT	ATTACK
1	Can be intentional or unintentional	Is intentional
2	May or may not be malicious	Is malicious
3	Circumstance that has ability to cause damage	Objective is to cause damage
4	Information may or may not be altered or damaged	Chance for information alteration and damage is very high
5	Comparatively hard to detect	Comparatively easy to detect
6	Can be blocked by control of vulnerabilities	Cannot be blocked by just controlling the vulnerabilities
7	Can be initiated by system itself as well as outsider	Is always initiated by outsider (system or user)