Posted: February 3rd, 2016

Description of the security threat and its impact to organizations.

In this assignment you are expected to fill out the following table in a 2-3 page document:

Security Threat
Description of the security threat and its impact to organizations. Provide an example.
What can organizations do to keep their information secure from each threat? Make sure you discuss both: technology tools (software or hardware) as well as the organizational strategies (policies, leadership, training, etc.).

Computer Virus
Description:
Impact:
Example of a Computer Virus:
Technology (software, hardware):
Organizational strategies (policies, leadership, training, etc.)
Adware
Spyware
Trojan
Sniffer
Spyware
Any other threat

Please help me to start this paper as I am at a loss for where to begin. I understand what spyware and malware are but have never heard of a sniffer or a trojan.